Nate Diaz was late getting to the UFC on Fox 5 press conference on Saturday night. When he did take his seat, one could guess that his delayed entrance was necessitated by the fact that his right eye was a mess and obviously needed some medical attention. At least Diaz was able to attend the press conference.
BJ Penn, who received a thrashing at the hands of Rory MacDonald, was not as lucky; he was shipped off to a local hospital for examination.
That’s not to say that only those fighters that were vanquished on Saturday night in Seattle needed post-fight medical care. No, even some of the victors faced potentially lengthy medical suspensions following the UFC on FOX 5 fight card. For instance, light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson faced up to six months off, far more than the man he defeated, Mauricio Rua, who only received a 30-day suspension.
The full list of medical suspensions are listed below for the UFC on FOX 5 fight card:
Benson Henderson was suspended for seven days.
Nate Diaz was suspended indefinitely until cleared by a doctor. He is suspended for a minimum of 45 days, 30 days with no contact. Original suspension can be extended to 60 days.
Alexander Gustafsson was handed an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor or 180 days suspension, with a minimum of 30 days.
Mauricio Rua was suspended for 30 days
Rory MacDonald was suspended for seven days.
B.J. Penn was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor with a minimum of 45 days, with 30 days without contact.
Matt Brown was suspended for seven days.
Mike Swick was suspended for 60 days.
Yves Edwards was suspended for 30 days, 21 days with no contact.
Jeremy Stephens was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor with a minimum suspension of 60 days.
Raphael Assuncao was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by orthopedic surgeon, with a minimum suspension of seven days.
Mike Easton was suspended for seven days.
Ramsey Nijem was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor, with a minimum of 30 days.
Joe Proctor was given an indefinite medical suspension with no contact until cleared by a doctor, minimum suspension of 60 days.
Daron Cruickshank was suspended for seven days.
Henry Martinez was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor, with a minimum suspension of 60 days.
Abel Trujillo was suspended for seven days.
Marcus LeVesseur was suspended for 30 days.
Dennis Siver was suspended for seven days.
Nam Phan was given an indefinite medical suspension until cleared by doctor, with a minimum suspension of 45 days, with 30 days no contact.
Scott Jorgensen was suspended for seven days.
John Albert was suspended for seven days.
Suspensions via MMAFighting.com
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