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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje came out of the UFC 254 main event unscathed.
The fight game was changed forever this weekend when UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov declared he was retiring from the sport. ‘The Eagle’ made this proclamation minutes after choking Justin Gaethje unconscious to defend his title and move his record to 29-0.
Numagomedov’s finish wasn’t the only on the card. UFC 254 boasted a number of submissions and brutal TKO/KOs along with some bruising fights that went the distance.
Thanks to The Underground we now know the toll those fights may have taken. Below are the medical suspensions, determined by the UFC themselves, which were shared with the famous MMA forum.
See the full list of suspensions below:
Khabib Nurmagomedov (defeated Justin Gaethje via technical submission), 7 days mandatory rest.
Justin Gaethje, 7 days mandatory rest.
Robert Whittaker (defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision), 7 days mandatory rest.
Jared Cannonier, 180 days or cleared by negative left wrist X-ray. Mandatory 30 day suspension, 21 days no contact.
Alexander Volkov (defeated Walt Harris by TKO), 7 days mandatory rest.
Walt Harris, 30 days for TKO and 21 days no contact.
Phil Hawes (defeated Jacob Malkoun by KO), 7 days mandatory rest.
Jacob Malkoun, 60 days for KO and 45 days no contact pending negative CT test.
Lauren Murphy (defeated Lilya Shakirova via submission), 7 days mandatory rest.
Lilya Shakirova, 7 days mandatory rest.
Magomed Ankalaev (defeated Ion Cutelaba via KO), 7 days mandatory rest.
Ion Cutelaba, 45 days for KO and 30 days no contact.
Tai Tuivasa (defeated Stefan Struve by KO), 7 days for mandatory rest.
Stefan Struve, 45 days for KO and 30 days no contact.
Casey Kenney (defeated Nathaniel Wood via unanimous decision), 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact.
Nathaniel Wood, 180 days or cleared by negative right hand x-ray, mandatory 30 days, 21 days no contact.
Shavkat Rakhmonov (defeated Alex Oliveira by submission), 7 days mandatory rest.
Alex Oliveira, 7 days mandatory rest.
Da Un Jung (drew with Sam Alvey), 7 days mandatory rest.
Sam Alvey, 30 days suspension and 21 days no contact.
Miranda Maverick (defeated Liana Jojua via TKO), 7 days mandatory rest.
Liana Jojua, 180 days or cleared by an otolaryngologist. Mandatory 60 days and 45 days no contact.
Joel Alvarez (defeated Alexander Yakovlev via submission), 7 days madatory rest.
Alexander Yakovlev, 7 days mandatory rest.