On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for this past weekends “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” event. All four headlining fighters were issued with medical suspensions.
UFC 116 went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The full medical suspensions are as follows:
– Brock Lesnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3 – Right eye and left eyebrow lacerations.
– Shane Carwin: Suspended until Sept 2 with no contact till Aug. 18.
– Chris Leben: Suspended until Aug. 3 with no contact till July 25. – “Tough fight.”
– Yoshihiro Akiyama: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact till Aug. 3. – “Tough fight.”
– Stephen Bonnar: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3. – Facial lacerations.
– Krzysztof Soszynski: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Left thumb must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
– Kurt Pellegrino: Suspended until Aug. 18 with no contact until Aug. 3 – Left knee must be cleared by a physician or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
– Chris Tuchscherer: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Right cheek laceration. Must receive clearance for left ear with a specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
– Ricardo Romero: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18. – Broken left lower jaw must receive clearance by specialist or suspension will extend until Dec. 31.
– David Branch: Suspended until Sept. 2 with no contact until Aug. 18.