UFC 234 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Silva vs Adesanya” event on Saturday (Feb. 9, 2019) inside Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia have been released by ABC records keeper mixedmartialarts.com courtesy of MMAJunkie.com.
Leading the way in mandatory sits are Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva, who were both hit with lengthy sits following their highly-entertaining three-round affair which saw “The Last Stylebender” defeat “The Spider” via unanimous decision (see it again here).
Five other combatants were hit with the similar 180-day suspension after an action-packed night of fights. Tale a look at the full list below.
Israel Adesanya: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist for left eye; suspended a minimum of seven days.
Anderson Silva: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist for right eye; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Ricky Simon: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor for right shoulder and right hand; suspended a minimum of 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Rani Yahya: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for hard bout.
Montana De La Rosa: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Nadia Kassem: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Jim Crute: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Sam Alvey: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO.
Devonte Smith: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Dong Hyun Ma: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for left shin; suspended a minimum of 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Shane Young: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for right foot; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Austin Arnett: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Kai Kara-France: suspended 180 days or until cleared by MRI for right wrist; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Raulian Paiva: suspended 45 days for left brow laceration and 30 days no contact.
Kyung Ho Kang: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Teruto Ishihara: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for TKO.
Lando Vannata: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Marcos Mariano: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Jalin Turner: mandatory seven-day suspension.
Callan Potter: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for TKO.
Jonathan Martinez: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for left elbow; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Wuliji Buren: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right toe 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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