UFC Vegas 19 medical suspensions: Headliner could be out six months

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It seems that Derrick Lewis hurt his hand on Curtis Blaydes’ head at some point. UFC Vegas 19 is in the books and as usual on a card full of finishes, there are a lot of me…


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It seems that Derrick Lewis hurt his hand on Curtis Blaydes’ head at some point.

UFC Vegas 19 is in the books and as usual on a card full of finishes, there are a lot of medical suspensions to go through. The Nevada State Athletic Commission ended up giving a total of ten fighters upwards of 180-day suspensions. Of course, these can all be ended early with doctor’s clearance and are only suspected injuries. Still though, I haven’t seen ten 180-day ones from one card in a while.

Here’s a look at the whole list (via MMA Junkie), which oddly includes a lot of right hands needing an x-ray (including headliner Derrick Lewis following his vicious knockout of Curtis Blaydes).

Derrick Lewis: Needs X-ray of right hand and wrist, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 21 days with 14 days no contact.

Curtis Blaydes: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.

Ketlen Vieira: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact due to forehead laceration.

Darrick Minner: Suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact.

Charles Rosa: Needs X-ray of right hand, and clearance by doctor, or suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact due to forehead laceration.

Chris Daukaus: Needs X-ray of right hand, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days.

Aleksei Oleinik: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.

Phil Hawes: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact due to left eyebrow and right cheek lacerations.

Nassourdine Imamov: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.

Tom Aspinall: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.

Andrei Arlovski: Needs X-ray of right foot, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact.

Jared Gordon: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.

Danny Chavez: Needs X-ray of right foot, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact.

John Castaneda: Needs X-ray of right hand, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 21 days with 14 days no contact.

Eddie Wineland: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact due to left eyebrow and nose lacerations.

Nate Landwehr: Needs X-ray of nose, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact.

Casey O’Neill: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.

Shana Dobson: Needs left eye cleared by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact due to blurry vision.

Jamall Emmers: Needs MRI of lumbar, and clearance by doctor, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 21 days with 14 days no contact due to back spasms.

Drako Rodriguez: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.

Serghei Spivac: Suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact.

Jared Vanderaa: Needs doctor clearance for nasal bone fracture, otherwise suspended 180 days; minimum suspension is 45 days with 30 days no contact due to eyebrow laceration.