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UFC on ESPN 14 injuries and medical suspensions were submitted to MixedMartialArts.com earlier this week for those athletes competing at the “Whittaker vs. Till” event this past weekend (Sat., July 25, 2020) from “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi.
All fighters were slapped with a mandatory seven-day suspension.
Not surprisingly, a fair share of combatants were handed additional timeouts, including middleweight headliner Robert Whittaker. “The Reaper” is facing a possible 30-day sit for face and head lacerations suffered against “The Gorilla.”
That’s not all.
Complete UFC on ESPN 14 injuries and suspensions (via MMA Junkie) below:
Robert Whittaker: Suspended 30 days for scalp and nasal lacerations with no contact for 21 days.
Darren Till: Suspended 30 days for. “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” and left shin soreness with no contact for 21 days.
Alexander Gustafsson: Suspended 30 days for submission with no contact for 21 days.
Carla Esparza: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration with no contact for 21 days.
Marina Rodriguez: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
Paul Craig: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration with no contact for 21 days.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov: Suspended 30 days for submission with no contact for 21 days.
Peter Sobotta: Suspended 180 days or until right forearm x-ray cleared by a doctor with no contact for 30 days due to left eyelid laceration.
Rhys McKee: Suspended 45 days due to TKO with no contact for 30 days.
Francisco Trinaldo: Suspended 30 days due to left cheek laceration with no contact for 21 days.
Jai Herbert: Suspended 45 days due to TKO loss with no contact for 30 days.
Nicolas Dalby: Suspended 30 days due to submission with no contact for 21 days.
Jake Collier: Suspended 45 days due to TKO with no contact for 30 days.
Mike Grundy: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a maxillofacial doctor with no contact for 21 days.
Raphael Pessoa: Suspended 45 days for TKO with 30 days no contact.
Pannie Kianzad: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
Bethe Correia: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
Nathaniel Wood: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
John Castaneda: Suspended 30 days for right eyebrow laceration with no contact for 21 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.
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