The medical suspensions for Saturday’s World Series of Fighting 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson event were released by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board on Sunday.
Of the twenty-four competitors on the card just ten received a medical suspension from the Board including both main event fighters Anthony Johnson and Andrei Arlovski.
‘Rumble’ is out indefinitely until cleared by a doctor for his right hand, while ‘The Pit Bull’ is out indefinitely until cleaed by an oral surgeon for his jaw.
World Series of Fighting 2 took place on March 23, 2013 at Ovation Hall at Revel Resorts in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main card aired live on the NBC Sports Network while the prelim card streamed live at WSOF.com.
The full list of medical suspensions, as posted by MMAWeekly.com, are as follows for WSOF 2:
Anthony Johnson: Suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right hand.
Andrei Arlovski: Suspended indefinite pending oral surgeon clearance of jaw.
Marlon Moraes: Suspended indefinite pending x-rays of right hand and right foot.
Paulo Filho: Suspended indefinite pending CT head scan; also suspended 30 days for recovery.
Josh Burkman: Suspended indefinite pending x-ray of right wrist/hand.
Aaron Simpson: Suspended indefinite pending CT head scan and facial bones; also suspended 60 days following knockout.
Justin Gaethje: Suspended indefinite pending x-ray of right thumb.
Gesias JZ Cavalcante: Suspended 60 days for laceration.
Alexandre Pimentel: Suspended indefinite pending CT head scan; also suspended 60 days following knockout.
Cameron Dollar: Suspended 30 days following knockout.
Igor Gracie: Suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right clavicle.
Tom Marcellino: Suspended indefinite pending CT head scan, neurology clearance, and orthopaedic clearance of right foot; also suspended for 60 days following TKO.