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UFC Vancouver Medical Suspensions: Donald Cerrone Sits 90 Days

This past weekend’s UFC Vancouver medical suspensions are in. In the main event, Justin Gaethje took home a first-round finish win over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Gaethje has received a 30-day suspension while Cerrone has been suspended 90 days with no contact or competition. In the co-main event, Glover Teixeira defeated Nikita Krylov via split decision. […]

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This past weekend’s UFC Vancouver medical suspensions are in.

In the main event, Justin Gaethje took home a first-round finish win over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Gaethje has received a 30-day suspension while Cerrone has been suspended 90 days with no contact or competition. In the co-main event, Glover Teixeira defeated Nikita Krylov via split decision. Teixeira has been suspended 45 days while Krylov received a 60-day sit.

The full UFC Vancouver medical suspensions have been released. Check them out below courtesy of MMA Fighting.

UFC Vancouver Medical Suspensions

  • Justin Gaethje: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right foot that needs X-ray.
  • Donald Cerrone: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition.
  • Glover Teixeira: suspended 45 days with no contact and no competition; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right hand that needs X-ray. Received sutures for lacerations.
  • Nikita Krylov: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
  • Todd Duffee: suspended 90 days with 60 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending ophthalmologist clearance for possible conjunctival abrasion. Received sutures for lacerations.
  • Jeff Hughes: suspended 30 days with no contact and no competition.
  • Tristan Connelly: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
  • Michel Pereira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
  • Uriah Hall: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
  • Antonio Carlos Junior: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance. Needs “CT Max and a Cervical Spine” and may have fractured nose.
  • Misha Cirkunov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
  • Jim Crute: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
  • Augusto Sakai: suspended 14 days with no contact and no competition for knockout.
  • Marcin Tybura: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition.
  • Miles Johns: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of left hand that needs X-ray.
  • Cole Smith: suspended 60 days with no contact and no competition for hard bout.
  • Hunter Azure: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
  • Brad Katona: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
  • Chas Skelly: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right thumb that needs X-ray.
  • Jordan Griffin: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact.
  • Louis Smolka: suspended 14 days with no contact and no competition.
  • Ryan MacDonald: suspended 90 days with no contact and no competition for TKO.
  • Austin Hubbard: suspended a minimum of 30 days with 30 days no contact; also suspended indefinitely pending physician clearance of right foot and right elbow that require X-rays.

What do you make of the UFC Vancouver medical suspensions?

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Quote: Justin Gaethje vs. Donald Cerrone Was Stopped Too Late

It was a rough night for Donald Cerrone in Vancouver last night (Sat. September 14, 2019). “Cowboy” main evented the UFC Vancouver event against Justin Gaethje. Gaethje was able to connect with hooks on Cerrone all throughout the first round, before “The Highlight’s” power became too much for the former 155-pound title challenger to handle. […]

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It was a rough night for Donald Cerrone in Vancouver last night (Sat. September 14, 2019).

“Cowboy” main evented the UFC Vancouver event against Justin Gaethje. Gaethje was able to connect with hooks on Cerrone all throughout the first round, before “The Highlight’s” power became too much for the former 155-pound title challenger to handle. However, the referee seemed to step in and stop the action far too late.

Both Gaethje and Cerrone voiced some frustrations with the officiating after the bout’s conclusion. UFC President Dana White, who is usually present for post-fight press conferences, was not in attendance for this past weekend’s event.

Instead, he was replaced by UFC executive David Shaw, who admitted he also believed the bout was stopped too late. (H/T BJPenn.com)

“Justin seemed upset. Cowboy seemed upset. It was one of those situations where Jerin probably gave Cowboy — considering his experience, expertise, and how long he’s been fighting — the benefit of the doubt. It probably could have got stopped a punch earlier,” Shaw said.

“He did the right thing in the end. It probably could have been stopped a punch earlier. Sometimes you have to give guys a bit more leeway to see if they can recover. But from my position, I believe it was stopped a tad too late.”

As for what’s next for Gaethje, the former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champion has said he’d like to face the winner of a presumed fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. He’s also open to welcoming Conor McGregor back to Octagon action as well.

Do you think the referee was late in stopping Gaethje vs. Cerrone last night in Vancouver?

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UFC Vancouver Breakdown: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje

There’s a lot to be said about this weekend’s main event between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje. Firstly, this is Cerrone’s second fight in a row against a straight-up assassin; his last fight was against Tony Ferguson, and now Justin Gaethje, those are two of the most dangerous fighters in the entire […]

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There’s a lot to be said about this weekend’s main event between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje.

Firstly, this is Cerrone’s second fight in a row against a straight-up assassin; his last fight was against Tony Ferguson, and now Justin Gaethje, those are two of the most dangerous fighters in the entire game. The UFC just isn’t giving him much of a break when it comes to high-level opposition, not that he wants lackluster opponents, as he’s one of the best in the world himself.

“Cowboy” has always had great striking and great submissions, it’s kind of incredible what he did early on in his MMA career. After going 13-0 in amateur kickboxing and 28-0-1 in professional kickboxing, he turned to MMA. The crazy thing is, he never scored a knockout win until his sixteenth win, his twentieth fight, well past his WEC career.

He won 12 of his first 15 fights via submission. To have finished 18 of his 28 professional kickboxing wins via knockout, to have a 41-0-1 total record in the art, and then submit 80% of his opponents in his first 20 MMA fights, that’s incredible.

Cerrone has had many great points in his career; from coming to the UFC and winning his first four fights, back when the WEC roster supposedly wasn’t as good as the UFC’s guys, to going on his eight-fight win streak before challenging Rafael dos Anjos in a rematch for the UFC lightweight championship, to moving up to welterweight and winning his first four fights there.

What’s even crazier about that, he finished guys like Rick Story, Patrick Cote, and Matt Brown via (T)KO, all three guys that had never been stopped via strikes before, and Cote had fought at middleweight and light heavyweight as well. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson couldn’t even finish Cote.

Brown lost his previous fight via TKO to a body shot, but never got knocked out by a strike to his chin. Cerrone was the first to do it. Then after losing four of his next five, he beat Mike Perry, and went back to lightweight, again looking unstoppable. His last loss wasn’t because he wasn’t good enough to win, he fought “El Cucuy” – one of the most dangerous fighters on the planet – and his face just couldn’t take all that punishment.

Justin Gaethje is one of the toughest, roughest, most violent fighters any of us will ever see. He just walks his opponents down and throws leg kicks and heavy, accurate punches. One thing that’s helped Gaethje with his career is his incredible athleticism. He’s one of the more athletic fighters in the game today, and he also knows how to wrestle quite well. Even though he doesn’t use his wrestling for takedowns, he does sometimes use it to control his opponent with underhooks to get them in the position he wants them, kind of like he did to Edson Barboza.

After winning, and defending the WSOF lightweight championship five times, being a six-time world champion in MMA, with most of his wins via knockouts, we had to see him in the UFC. He made a massive impact once arriving to the promotion, quickly winning three Fight of the Year awards.

One of which was against Michael Johnson in his UFC debut, one against Eddie Alvarez, and the other against Dustin Poirier. Those were his first three fights in the UFC, and less than a year of fighting, literally that was a nine-month span, and he was awarded Fight of the Year for all three by multiple media outlets.

Donald Cerrone (36-12) 1 NC vs. Justin Gaethje (20-2)

Both of these two have vicious leg kicks, and both are great all-around strikers. Cerrone has the more diverse arsenal of kicks, as he’ll throw them to the legs, the body, and the head, whether it be round kicks, switch kicks, snap kicks, he has them all. However, as hard as Gaethje’s leg kicks are, that might make the difference.

The manner in which he throws them and the angles he can get them to land from is just remarkable, it’s been a big problem for everyone he’s fought, even the two guys that have beat him. He’ll even lock up a clinch and throw a leg kick from there, and land it. Both have good hands too, but Gaethje boasts much more power with his, and he has a pace that may be hard for Cerrone to deal with as well.

Then again, we have Cerrone’s high-level submission game, but will the fight even go to the floor? Cerrone has drastically improved his wrestling, both offensively and defensively, but will the fight hit the mat? It’s doubtful, at least for a period of time. Both of these guys are primarily strikers that love to stand and trade. Both are finishers as well, with Gaethje winning 17 of his 20 wins via knockout, as well as 10 knockouts and 17 submissions for Cerrone.

How does this stellar matchup play out this weekend?

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UFC Vancouver Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

UFC on ESPN+ 16 goes down tomorrow night (Sat. September 14, 2019) from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lightweights and fan-favorites Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin Gaethje will meet in the main event. The matchup has all the makings of a Fight Of The Year candidate. Also, Nikita Krylov takes on Glover […]

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UFC on ESPN+ 16 goes down tomorrow night (Sat. September 14, 2019) from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Lightweights and fan-favorites Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin Gaethje will meet in the main event. The matchup has all the makings of a Fight Of The Year candidate. Also, Nikita Krylov takes on Glover Teixeira at light heavyweight. Todd Duffee will make his return at heavyweight against Jeff Hughes. There are plenty of other great fights on tap for tomorrow’s card as well.

Check out the UFC Vancouver full fight card, start time, and information on how to watch the event below.

UFC Vancouver Full Fight Card

Main Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET):

  • Lightweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
  • Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira
  • Heavyweight: Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes
  • Welterweight: Tristan Connelly vs. Michel Pereira
  • Middleweight: Uriah Hall vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
  • Light heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET):

  • Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Bantamweight: Miles Johns vs. Cole Smith
  • Bantamweight: Hunter Azure vs. Brad Katona
  • Featherweight: Jordan Griffin vs. Chas Skelly
  • Bantamweight: Ryan MacDonald vs. Louis Smolka
  • Lightweight: Austin Hubbard vs. Kyle Prepolec

Will you be tuning in to UFC Vancouver tomorrow night?

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UFC Vancouver Staff Predictions: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje

Tomorrow (Sat. September 14, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 16 goes down from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will take on Justin Gaethje in lightweight action. It’s sure to be one of the best fights of the year as both men are two of the most […]

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Tomorrow (Sat. September 14, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 16 goes down from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

In the main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will take on Justin Gaethje in lightweight action. It’s sure to be one of the best fights of the year as both men are two of the most game fighters under the Las Vegas-based promotion’s banner. The winner could very well be next in line for the 155-pound title.

Check out our UFC Vancouver staff predictions below.

UFC Vancouver Staff Predictions

Jon Fuentes:

What a great matchup this is going to be. Two of the most exciting strikers in the game going head-to-head. Cerrone never fails to put on an entertaining fight, and Gaethje has been on a hot streak with back-to-back vicious knockout finishes. I see no reason for “The Highlight” to stop now. I got Gaethje finishing this one early with a TKO or knockout. (Prediction: Justin Gaethje)

Abhinav Kini:

This is a great fight for many reasons but I don’t see it being the war everyone expects. I think it’ll end up like Justin Gaethje’s last two fights — a first-round knockout. I feel “The Highlight” has learned a lot from his two losses and is more patient yet deadly at the same time now. His pressure along with his leg kicks will be too much for Donald Cerrone who has traditionally wilted against those types of fighters. (Prediction: Justin Gaethje)

Andrew Ravens:

Either guy could win this fight, which makes it hard for a prediction. Cerrone is great at rebounding after losing to a top tier name, which he just did to Tony Ferguson. On the flip side, Gaethje is right up there in the division and could beat Cerrone if he shows up with the right mindset. This will be a fun battle that will steal the show but I have Cerrone getting it done by split decision. (Prediction: Donald Cerrone)

Brady Briggs:

This is one hell of a matchup. Cerrone’s certainly more of a threat on the ground than Gaethje, but will the fight go to the ground? It’s hard to say, each guy loves to fight on the feet, as each of them are incredibly skilled there. Cerrone is 28-0-1 in professional kickboxing and Gaehtje has 17 knockout wins out of 20 total professional MMA wins. I think Gaethje finishes Cerrone with strikes at some point by round three, but wouldn’t be surprised to see it go the other way. Justin Gaethje via TKO. (Prediction: Justin Gaethje)

Cole Shelton:

Cowboy-Gaethje is one of the best fights of the year. Two fan favorites and fighters that always bring it will collide. For me, there are two possible outcomes. The first being Gaethje comes out hot like he always does and Cerrone starting slow, which he is prone to doing, and Gaethje knocking Cowboy out in the first or second.

The other, if Cerrone can get this fight to the 4th or 5th round, we have seen Gaethje gas and he could TKO him late in the fight. But I think Gaethje will win by second-round finish. (Prediction: Justin Gaethje)

What do you make of our UFC Vancouver staff predictions?

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Justin Gaethje Claims Donald Cerrone Matchup Is ‘Pure Violence’

A fight of the year candidate is quickly approaching. Knockout artists and fan-favorites Justin Gaethje and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will clash in the UFC Vancouver main event on September 14. The action gets underway from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Gaethje explained why his matchup with Cerrone […]

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A fight of the year candidate is quickly approaching. Knockout artists and fan-favorites Justin Gaethje and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will clash in the UFC Vancouver main event on September 14.

The action gets underway from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Gaethje explained why his matchup with Cerrone is one that doesn’t need to be hyped up through talk. Everyone knows to expect “pure violence” when these two clash.

“This is pure violence,” Gaethje said. “This does not need to be talked up. Cowboy has had the most fights, the most performance bonuses, this will make it the most fights ever, the most wins I think, something like that.

“He has all the records. So I mean, yeah. What do we need to pump up? If you’ve seen me fight, you know that I come to, I’m 100 percent right now, I’ll be 100 percent when I’m done in the fact that either I go to sleep or they go to sleep, so, that’s what I do.”

Gaethje is currently on a two-fight winning streak after vicious knockouts of both James Vick and Edson Barboza. The former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight kingpin takes on Cerrone, who comes off a TKO defeat to Tony Ferguson after his eye swelled up due to “Cowboy” blowing his nose during the fight. The contest was called off via doctor stoppage.

The pair have a history with one another, as Cerrone actually once knocked Gaethje out during sparring. However, the occurrence was so early into Gaethje’s fighting career, and “The Highlight” has evolved leaps and bounds since then. He looks forward to giving Cerrone a receipt.

“He knocked me out … he dropped me in sparring,” Gaethje said. “I don’t even know if I had a pro fight at the time. I was a kid then and a man now and I’m excited to get in there and give him back that one, yeah.”

What do you think about Gaethje dubbing his fight with Cerrone “pure violence?”

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