The list of medical suspensions has been released for UFC 237, and four fighters face potential six month layoffs.
It looked to be a bad night for the Brazilians at UFC 237 until Jessica Andrade slammed Rose Namajunas on her head to become the new UFC strawweight champion. With that, the list of medical suspensions for the event has been released by the Brazilian Athletic Commission.
Namajunas and co-main event loser Anderson Silva were among four fighters who face potential six month suspensions. Silva will need clearance on his right knee after injuring it in his TKO loss to Jared Cannonier. Meanwhile Laureano Staropoli faces an 180-day layoff following his main card win over Thiago Alves, as does Bethe Correia after her submission loss to Irene Aldana.
Below is the full list of medical suspensions ordered by the Brazilian Athletic Commission (CABMMA) as of MMA Junkie:
Rose Namajunas: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following neck MRI; minimum suspension of 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
Anderson Silva: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right knee MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact
Laureano Staropoli: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following nasal X-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days with 21 days of no contact
Bethe Correia: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right elbow X-ray or MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
Sergio Moraes: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
Talita Bernardo: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left eyelid laceration
Clay Guida: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left lip and left eyebrow laceration
Carlos Huachin: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for TKO
Thiago Alves: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for left eye laceration
Thiago Moises: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eyelid laceration
Kurt Holobaugh: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout
B.J. Penn: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for inner lip laceration
Luana Carolina: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eye laceration
Priscila Cachoeira: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout
Jared Cannonier: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Alexander Volkanovski: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Jose Aldo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Irene Aldana: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Ryan Spann: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Warlley Alves: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Raoni Barcelos: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
Viviane Araujo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact