UFC on FX 5 Medical Suspensions – Danny Castillo Receives Indefinite Suspension

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports posted the medical suspensions for this past Friday’s UFC on FX 5 event, which took place on Oct. 5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The television event, which saw the main card air on FX and the prelim card air on FUEL TV, featured ten matches […]

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports posted the medical suspensions for this past Friday’s UFC on FX 5 event, which took place on Oct. 5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The television event, which saw the main card air on FX and the prelim card air on FUEL TV, featured ten matches on the night.

Receiving the longest suspension was lightweight fighter Danny Castillo who was issued with an indefinite suspension after a second round knockout loss to Michael Johnson. Castillo can be cleared following a neurological assessment, but will have to sit out for 60-days due to a mandatory suspension.

Main Card (FX)

Travis Browne: Mandatory 30 day suspension with no contact for 14 days for precautionary reasons due to a TKO.
Jay Hieron: Mandatory 30 day suspension with no contact for 14 days due to lacerations.
Jussier Formiga: Mandatory 30 day suspension with no contact for 14 days due to a TKO.

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

Danny Castillo: Suspended indefinitely until neurological clearance, regardless mandatory 60 days suspension with no contact for 45 days due to a knockout.
Aaron Simpson: Mandatory 60 day suspension with no contact for 45 days due to a knockout.
Diego Nunes: Mandatory 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a laceration.
Bart Palaszewski: Mandatory 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a laceration.

Remaining UFC on FX 5 participants also received a mandatory seven-day suspension