UFC Fight Night 135 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Gaethje vs Vick”-led mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Fox Sports 1 last Saturday night (Aug. 25, 2018) from inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska were released earlier this week by Nebraska Athletic Commission (via MMA Fighting).
And it doesn’t look good for a lot of fighters.
Leading the list of mandatory timeouts are six combatants who were all tagged with six-month sits, including: Cortney Casey, Warlley Alves, Cory Sandhagen, Iuri Alcantara and Luke Sanders. James Vick, who was knocked out in just 90 seconds by Justin Gaethje (see it), will have to ride the pine for 60 days, as will Tim Williams after getting slept by Eryk Anders.
Check out the full list of UFC Fight Night 135 medical suspensions:
Cortney Casey: Suspended 180 days, can receive doctor clearance to return sooner; minimum suspension of 30 days
Warlley Alves: Suspended 180 days, can receive doctor clearance to return sooner; minimum suspension of 60 days
Cory Sandhagen: Suspended 180 days, can receive doctor clearance to return sooner; minimum suspension of 60 days
Iuri Alcantara: Suspended 180 days, can receive doctor clearance to return sooner; minimum suspension of 60 days
Luke Sanders: Suspended 180 days, can receive doctor clearance to return sooner; minimum suspension of 30 days
James Vick: Suspended 60 days
Tim Williams: Suspended 60 days
Drew Dober: Suspended 45 days
Jon Tuck: Suspended 45 days
Angela Hill: Suspended 30 days
Jake Ellenberger: Suspended 30 days
John Moraga: Suspended 30 days
Eryk Anders: Suspended 30 days
James Krause: Suspended 30 days
Andrew Sanchez: Suspended 30 days
Markus Perez: Suspended 30 days
Bryan Barberena: Suspended 14 days
Kalindra Faria: Suspended 14 days
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 Fight Night 135 results, including play-by-play, click here.