The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board issues medical suspensions to ten fighters from Saturday nights UFC 128 event.
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with a total of twelve bouts and twenty four competitors on the card.
MMAjunkie.com posted the medical suspensions early Sunday morning after receiving the list from NJSACB exec Nick Lembo.
Nine fighters were handed indefinite suspensions, but all can be given the OK after proper medical clearance.
Headliners Maurico “Shogun” Rua and Jon Jones were among the suspensions. Rua received an indefinite suspension pending clearance, with a minimum of 60-day’s for the TKO loss. Jones is also under an indefinite sentence pending clearance of his right hand.
The full UFC 28: Shogun vs. Jones medical suspensions are as follows:
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: Suspended indefinitely pending CT head scan, minimum 60-day suspension for TKO loss
Brendan Schaub: Suspended indefinitely pending CT scan of facial/orbital bones, minimum 60-day suspension for facial laceration
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: Suspended indefinitely pending CT head scan, minimum 30-day suspension for knockout loss and facial lacerations
Raphael Assuncao: Suspended 30 days for knockout loss
Jon Jones: Suspended indefinitely pending X-ray, MRI and orthopedic clearance of right hand
Kamal Shalorus: Suspended indefinitely pending CT scan of facial/orbital bones
Luiz Cane: Suspended indefinitely pending X-ray and orthopedic clearance of left thumb
Eliot Marshall: Suspended indefinitely pending CT head scan, minimum 30-day suspension for TKO loss
Edson Barboza: Suspended indefinitely pending X-ray of right hand and right knee
Ian Loveland: Suspended indefinitely pending MRI and orthopedic clearance of right ankle