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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is now a few days removed from its UFC on ESPN 11 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Sat. night (June 20, 2020) inside UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As with any combat sport, UFC on ESPN 11 was not without its fair share of injuries, recently provided by the regulators at Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). Chief among them was Josh Emmett, who could be looking at a six-month timeout.
As for heavyweight headliners Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov, they escaped with minimal damage. That probably does not come as a shock to anyone since “Razor” spent most of their 25-minute affair playing “happy” wrestler.
Complete UFC on ESPN 11 medical suspensions below:
Curtis Blaydes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to lip laceration
Alexander Volkov: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Josh Emmett: Suspended 180 days or until MRI of left knee is cleared by orthopedic sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Shane Burgos: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days or until laceration under right eye is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Marion Reneau: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a hard fight
Belal Muhammad: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to right eyebrow laceration
Roosevelt Roberts: Suspended 180 days or until MRI and x-ray of left elbow is cleared by an orthopedic medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Clay Guida: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 30 days
Tecia Torres: Suspended 180 days or until left hand x-ray is cleared by orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Brianna Van Buren: Suspended 180 days or until right hand is cleared by an orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Marc-Andre Barriault: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Oskar Piechota: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 21 days
Cortney Casey: Suspended 180 days or until right hand and wrist x-rays are cleared by orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Justin Jaynes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days or until right supraorbital laceration is cleared by a doctor
Frank Camacho: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Roxanne Modafferi: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Max Rohskopf: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to laceration above left eye
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.
For complete UFC on ESPN 11 results and fight coverage click here.