On Tuesday, the Colorado Office of Boxing released the medical suspensions for this past weekends UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage event.
Receiving the lengthiest suspensions were headliner UFC champ Jon Jones, Aaron Riley and James Te Huna who all received 180-day sentences. All three can have the length of their suspensions reduced after receiving clearance by a physician.
Co-headliner, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, was suspended for 60 days, with no contact for 45 days.
UFC 135 took place on September 24 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The event featured a ten-bout card with portions airing via the web on Facebook, on television at Spike TV, and on pay-per-view.
The full medical suspensions for UFC 135 as posted by MMAWeekly.com are:
Main Card
Jon Jones – suspended 180 days or 45 days with physician’s clearance
Quinton Jackson – suspended 60 days, no contact 45 days
Matt Hughes – suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days
Mark Hunt – suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days
Ben Rothwell – suspended 60 days, no contact 45 days
Takanori Gomi – suspended 30 days
Preliminary Card
Aaron Riley – suspended 180 days, 90 days with physician’s clearance
Nick Ring – suspended 30 days
Eddie Yagin – suspended 30 days
Cole Escovedo – suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Ricardo Romero – suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
James Te Huna – suspended 180 days for injuries or 30 day suspension with physician’s clearance