With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past Saturday’s UFC On FOX 22 event at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
A women’s strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson was the main event while Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card was Urijah Faber vs. Brad Pickett in a bantamweight bout and Alan Jouban vs. Mike Perry in a welterweight bout.
Some of the more notable suspensions include VanZant being suspended for 45 days, Mickey Gall and Brad Pickett suspended for 60 days. Here are the entire medical suspensions:
Paige VanZant: Suspended for 45 days due to going unconscious.
Mickey Gall: Suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to right eyebrow.
Brad Pickett: Suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to left eyelid. Minimum suspension of 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a hard bout.
Alan Jouban: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible fracture to left knee (joint pain).
Mike Perry: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible nasal fracture.
Luis Henrique da Silva: Suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for lacerations to left eyebrow and right cheek.
Cole Miller: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible fracture to right hand and left fifth digit.
Colby Covington: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible orbital fracture, suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to facial area, and faces a mandatory 7-day rest period.
Bryan Barberena: Suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for a facial laceration.
James Moontasri: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible fracture to nose, suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to left eyelid, and faces a mandatory 7-day rest period.
Josh Emmett: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible fracture to ribs. Suspended for 45 days due to hard bout.
Scott Holtzman: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible right wrist fracture, suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to right eyelid, and suspended for 45 days due to hard bout.
Irene Aldana: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for possible fracture to right eye. Suspended for 45 days due to hard bout.
Takeya Mizugaki: Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to knockout.
Hector Sandoval: Suspended for 180 days unless cleared by a physician for left hip pain. Faces a mandatory 7-day rest period.
Sultan Aliev: Suspended for 60 days unless cleared by a physician for laceration to left eyelid.
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