Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
UFC Fight Night 158 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at “Cowboy vs Gaethje” event on Saturday Sept. 14, 2019, from inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, have been revealed and obtained via MMA Fighting.
Thankfully, there weren’t many lengthy suspensions handed out this time around, with the longest suspension being 90 days. Three fighters were handed those three-month sits, including Marcin Tybura, Todd Duffee and event headliner, Donald Cerrone.
Indeed, “Cowboy” was knocked out by Justin Gaethje in the very first round of their Lightweight scrap, giving him his second straight defeat. That said, he isn’t listed with a notable injury, so Donald could get back into the swing of things sooner, rather than later.
As for Duffee, he has to get clearance from an ophthalmologist for possible abrasion in his eye after he feel victim of an unfortunate eye poke courtesy of Jeff Hughes, which resulted in a ‘No Contest.’
But that’s not all, take a look at the rest of the injuries and suspensions.
Justin Gaethje: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right foot that needs X-ray.
Donald Cerrone: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition.
Glover Teixeira: suspended 45 days with no contact and no competition; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right hand that needs X-ray. Received sutures for lacerations.
Nikita Krylov: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
Todd Duffee: suspended 90 days with 60 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending ophthalmologist clearance for possible conjunctival abrasion. Received sutures for lacerations.
Jeff Hughes: suspended 30 days with no contact and no competition.
Tristan Connelly: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
Michel Pereira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Uriah Hall: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Antonio Carlos Junior: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance. Needs “CT Max and a Cervical Spine” and may have fractured nose.
Misha Cirkunov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Jim Crute: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
Augusto Sakai: suspended 14 days with no contact and no competition for knockout.
Marcin Tybura: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition.
Miles Johns: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of left hand that needs X-ray.
Cole Smith: suspended 60 days with no contact and no competition for hard bout.
Hunter Azure: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
Brad Katona: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Chas Skelly: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right thumb that needs X-ray.
Jordan Griffin: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
Louis Smolka: suspended 14 days with no contact and no competition.
Ryan MacDonald: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition for TKO.
Austin Hubbard: suspended a minimum of 30 days with 30 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right foot and right elbow that require X-rays.
Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.
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