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UFC 231 medical suspensions are in, and in what should be no great surprise, a couple fighters got potentially lengthy ones. Brian Ortega, who took a record-breaking beatdown at the hands of Max Holloway, is suspended for 180 days or until medically cleared. Jimi Manuawa is suspended 60 days, and Alex Oliveira is suspended 30 days; both need medical clearance.
The full list of medical suspensions stemming from UFC 231, originally reported by MMAFighting.com, include:
Max Holloway: Suspended 30 days
def. Brian Ortega: Suspended 180 days or until medically cleared
Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended 30 days
def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk: Suspended 30 days
Gunnar Nelson: Suspended 30 days and needs medical clearance
def. Alex Oliveira: Suspended 30 days and needs medical clearance
Hakeem Dawodu: Suspended 14 days
def. Kyle Bochniak: Suspended 30 days and needs medical clearance
Thiago “Marreta” Santos: Suspended 14 days
def. Jimi Manuwa: Suspended 60 days and needs medical clearance
Nina Ansaroff: Suspended 14 days and needs medical clearance
def. Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 14 days
Gilbert Burns: Suspended 14 days
def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier: Suspended 14 days
Jessica Eye: Suspended 30 days
def. Katlyn Chookagian: Suspended 30 days
Elias Theodorou: Suspended 30 days
def. Eryk Anders: Suspended 30 days and needs medical clearance
Brad Katona: Suspended 14 days
def. Matthew Lopez: Suspended 30 days
Dhiego Lima: Suspended 14 days
def. Chad Laprise: Suspended 180 days or until medically cleared
Diego Ferreira: Suspended 14 days
def. Kyle Nelson: Suspended 60 days
Aleksandar Rakic: Suspended 14 days
def. Devin Clark: Suspended 60 days and needs medical clearance
Insomnia
This meme by Ben Askren made me chuckle.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 10, 2018
Elias Theodorou goin’ nowhere, goin’ nowhere…
Elias Theodorou dancing to the Bee Gees Staying Alive #UFC231 #UFCMilwaukee #UFConFOX31 pic.twitter.com/zpHgpodujw
— LORD HONKY HUMUNGUS (@Mr_Honky) December 10, 2018
Katlyn Chookagian explains how you know who your true friends are
When you win you get hundreds of texts.. when you lose you get 10… those 10 people are the real ones
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) December 9, 2018
Conor McGregor congratulates Max Holloway on his win.
Thank you Chael. I was very happy to see Max return healthy and sharp in there the other night. Great win. https://t.co/O9e2lMSD8Q
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 9, 2018
Some McGregor tweets are much less coherent.
But it’s so tasty it makes me rub my belly and go yum yum.
And sometimes nom nom too. https://t.co/zlFufbDHVA— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 9, 2018
Johnny Walker is back in action against Justin Ledet, which sounds like a good slow build for the Brazilian.
Johnny Walker vs. Justin Ledet targeted for UFC Fortaleza https://t.co/N0tE23ysIG pic.twitter.com/gVp08dci0q
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) December 9, 2018
Brian Ortega has nothing if not heart.
I love how Tony Ferguson put the same words in the caption of his Instagram post as were in the screencap. Also, this would be one insane fight, but I want to see Ferguson vs. Poirier first.
I would prefer Holloway stay at featherweight if he can, but I’ll watch him fight anywhere.
Gunnar Nelson is one cold fighter
Some photoshop work of the Blessed One, Max Holloway.
A privilege watchin’ some of these amazing fights tonight #ufc231 #BlessedExpress pic.twitter.com/AW6R8lUInF
— Kamura (@KamuraShops) December 9, 2018
This is a great idea from Angela Hill.
How about 50k everytime there’s a finish? Everyone would be trying to murder each other, it’d be awesome. #UFC231
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 9, 2018
It’s always interesting to see what weight fighters actually weigh when they step into the cage to face each other.
By comparison, light heavyweight Thiago Santos weighed 218 lbs tonight. https://t.co/pxvC95NqLB
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 9, 2018
Ben Henderson tried out a new cup
Oh, that’s it then. No more scrutiny or criticism, the boss man said so. We will all shut up and accept his wise decision now.
Dana White no longer wishes to discuss the Greg Hardy situation.
“He’s on the UFC roster. Period. End of story” pic.twitter.com/3s8DvzG7I7
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 8, 2018
Slips, Rips, KO Clips
Some really remarkable stuff went down this weekend.
Firstly, Vasyl Lomachenko is a god among boxers
#TheMatrix pic.twitter.com/CxMx42RH0o
— LOMA (@LomachenkoBand) December 10, 2018
Speaking of excellent boxing combinations…
Yoooo this looks deadass like a combo from Fight Night Round 3. homie ate a six piece combo with biscuits. pic.twitter.com/yFvIZupO32
— MacMally (@MacMallyMMA) December 10, 2018
Max Holloway is becoming a truly remarkable boxer in his own right
— Streetfight Bancho (@streetfitebanch) December 9, 2018
— Streetfight Bancho (@streetfitebanch) December 9, 2018
Sometimes things get wild
wild TKO by Nkosi Ndebele #BraveCF19 live @FITETV – https://t.co/vUtuxvmc7W pic.twitter.com/rv4A1LBhNB
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) December 8, 2018
Rakic may be a hot prospect at 205 but he got wild and sloppy here. Still, aggression is good to see on any young gun.
Aleksandar Raki? (11-1) is now 3-0 in the UFC, overcoming early adversity to drop Devin Clark with a backfist! The first-round finish boosts the Austrian’s win streak to 11 (nine finishes). #UFC231 pic.twitter.com/dC4IfL7R6M
— Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) December 8, 2018
When was the last time you saw a triangle choke with no arm in?
— Streetfight Bancho (@streetfitebanch) December 9, 2018
This one was slick too- the definition of tying someone up in knots
What an end to the Brad Katona vs. Matthew Lopez fight at #UFC231! pic.twitter.com/noOkS05x1j
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 9, 2018
A gogoplata will always make a ‘cool submissions’ list
awesome gogoplata by Hernani Perpetuo (Shoto Brasil) pic.twitter.com/anEwmNpQpF
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) December 10, 2018
Random Land
Wild, if true
Reddit is mostly bad but the other day I learned on that website that the Menendez Brothers are in the background of this basketball card and that logistically this would be between when they killed their parents and when they were arrested and I cannot stop thinking about it. pic.twitter.com/fMb5ugLX2m
— John Rosenberger (@JohnJohnPhenom) December 8, 2018
This is a funny prank
Fam I’m dead pic.twitter.com/UPabHJ2cLM
— CJ (@StillerCj) December 7, 2018
Sleep well, Maniacs! A better tomorrow is always possible. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @Vorpality