UFC on FOX 4 Medical Suspensions – Varner, Swick & Thompson Out Up To Six Months

On Monday, the California Athletic Commission released their medical suspensions for this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera event from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The CSAC handed down three six month sentences, along with three “conditional” indefinite senteces to fighters competing on both the main and prelim cards.

Issued with 180-day suspensions were Jamie Varner, for a possible fractured right hand, to Mike Swick for ankle and elbow injuries, and to prelim competitor Oli Thompson for a nasal fracture. All three may have their sentences reduced if cleared by a physician.

The indefinite sentence went to Varner, for his hand, to DaMarques Johnson for his knockout loss, and to Wagner Prado for the eye poke he suffered against Phil Davis.

The full list of medical suspensions for UFC on FOX 4, courtesy of BloodyElbow.com, is as follows:

Mauricio Rua: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; hard bout
Brandon Vera: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; KO/TKO. Brandon Vera: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; cut Left suborbital

Ryan Bader: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; KO/TKO

Jamie Varner: indefinite; needs orthopedist clearance of right hand
Jamie Varner: 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact, or cleared by physician; possible fracture

Mike Swick: 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact, or cleared by physician; right ankle and elbow
Mike Swick: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; cut right eye lid
Demarques Johnson: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; KO/TKO
Demarques Johnson: indefinite; needs neurological clearance

Cole Miller: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; hard bout
Cole Miller: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; right hand, left middle finger
Cole Miller: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; suborbital cut

Wagner Prado: indefinite; needs opthamlogical clearance

Oli Thompson: 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact, or cleared by physician; nasal fracture

Ulysses Gomez: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact; KO/TKO
Ulysses Gomez:: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; cut forehead
John Moraga: 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact, or cleared by physician; cut right eyebrow