The UFC Fight Night 145 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which aired last Sat. (Feb. 23, 2019) via ESPN+ from inside O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, is officially in the books, which means it’s time to wrap up some of the traditional post-fight business.
Like those pesky medical suspensions.
The promotion acted as its own regulatory body overseas and followed the existing blueprint established by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). All 26 fighters received mandatory seven-day timeouts, though some got a bit more.
Like event headliner, Jan Blachowicz.
Here is the full list of UFC Prague medical suspensions, as well as their corresponding injuries (via MMA Junkie):
- Thiago Santos: suspended mandatory seven days
- Jan Blachowicz: suspended 180 days or until cleared by nasal X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Stefan Struve: suspended mandatory seven days
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima: suspended 180 days or until cleared by left knee MRI; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Michal Oleksiejczuk: suspended mandatory seven days
- Gian Villante: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Liz Carmouche: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Lucie Pudilova: suspended mandatory seven days
- Petr Yan: suspended mandatory seven days
- John Dodson: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for left eyelid laceration
- Magomed Ankalaev: suspended 180 days or until cleared by right hand X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Klidson Farias: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ear, nose and throat doctor for nasal fracture; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Dwight Grant: suspended mandatory seven days
- Carlo Pedersoli Jr.: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Chris Fishgold: suspended 180 days or until cleared by left hand X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Daniel Teymur: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Gillian Robertson: suspended mandatory seven days
- Veronica Macedo: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right rib pain
- Damir Hadzovic: suspended mandatory seven days
- Marco Polo Reyes: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Michel Prazeres: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Ismail Naurdiev: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Carlos Diego Ferreira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Rustam Khabilov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Damir Ismagulov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Joel Alvarez: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for lower lip laceration
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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