UFC 238 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at “Cejudo vs Moraes” on June 8, 2019 from inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois have been released by MMA Junkie, who obtained the records via an anonymous source with access to the data.
According to the report, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s Boxing division does not release medical records and suspensions. Leading the way in mandatory sits was Donald Cerrone, who was busted up by Tony Ferguson during their Lightweight scrap.
While it was initially deceived “Cowboy” had suffered a broken orbital bone and broken nose, the slugger revealed that was not the case. Still, he will need to get a CT scan and a doctor’s clearance before he can return to action.
Jessica Eye, meanwhile, was handed a four-month medical suspension following her devastating knockout loss to Valentina Shevhchenko during their women’s Flyweight title fight. (see it here).
Check out the full list of injuries and medical suspensions for UFC 238: “Cejudo vs Moraes” below:
Henry Cejudo: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; needs physician’s clearance.
Marlon Moraes: Suspended 90 days with 60 days no contact; needs physician’s clearance.
Tony Ferguson: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
Donald Cerrone: Suspended indefinitely; needs CT of facial bones and MRI of head for physician’s clearance.
Jessica Eye: Suspended 120 days with 90 days no contact; needs clean CT scan and physician’s clearance.
Petr Yan: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
Jimmie Rivera: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
Blagoy Ivanov: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; needs X-ray of lower right leg for physician’s clearance.
Tai Tuivasa: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
Tatiana Suarez: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact; needs MRI of neck for physician’s clearance.
Aljamain Sterling: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact; needs X-ray of lower leg.
Pedro Munhoz: Suspended 45 days with 30 days; needs X-ray of right foot, right and left forearm, ankles and lower leg.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Ricardo Lamas: Suspended 90 days with 60 days no contact; needs neurological exam and physician’s clearance for broken jaw.
Xiaonan Yan: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; needs X-ray of right foot, finger and clearance from orthopedic physician.
Grigory Popov: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; needs physician’s clearance for facial laceration and neurological exam.
Joanne Calderwood: Needs medical clearance for forehead 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.
For complete UFC 238 results, including play-by-play, click here.