The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale Medical Suspensions Include Claudia Gadelha

Claudia Gadelha suffered a thumb injury sometime during her 25-minute, five-round battle for the UFC strawweight title this past Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.

And that means the Brazilian will be sidelined for an extended period.

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Claudia Gadelha suffered a thumb injury sometime during her 25-minute, five-round battle for the UFC strawweight title this past Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.

And that means the Brazilian will be sidelined for an extended period.

The Nevada Athletic Commission released the complete list of medical suspensions from the card, and you can view them all below courtesy MMAFighting.com:

*Claudia Gadelha: Must have right thumb x-rayed to rule out fracture or no contest until 01/05/2017; minimum suspension no contest until 08/23, no contact until 08/08

*Fernando Bruno: Must have MRI or x-ray of left knee, if positive then requires clearance from orthopedic doctor or no contest until 01/05/17; minimum suspension until 09/07, no contact until 08/23

*Cezar Ferreira: Must have left foot x-rayed to rule out fracture or no contest until 01/05/2017; minimum suspension until 08/23, no contact until 08/08

*Thiago Tavares: Suspended until 09/07, no contact until 08/23

*Andrew Sanchez: Suspended until 08/23, no contact until 08/08

*Andrew Holbrook: Suspended until 08/23, no contact until 08/08

*Josh Stansbury: Suspended until 08/23, no contact until 08/08 due to left scalp laceration

*Cory Hendricks: Suspended until 08/23, no contact until 08/08 due to bridge of nose cut

*Anton Zafir: Suspended until 08/23, no contact until 08/08

*Jake Matthews: Suspended until 08/08, no contact until 07/30

Will Brooks Buries The Hatchet With TUF 23 Finale Opponent Ross Pearson

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks made his debut with the UFC Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, scoring a decision victory over Ross Pearson.

The 29-year-old Brooks (19-1), who left Bellator as the titleholder, developed…

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Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks made his debut with the UFC Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, scoring a decision victory over Ross Pearson.

The 29-year-old Brooks (19-1), who left Bellator as the titleholder, developed a Twitter “feud” with Pearson in the weeks leading up to their contest. But once it was all said and done, the American Top Team fighter buried the hatchet.

Brooks has now won each of his last three fights via decision and holds two victories over current Bellator champion Michael Chandler. He suffered his lone career loss to date in 2013 at the hands of Saad Awad, avenging that defeat with a decision win later that year.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Expected Tough Fight, And Got One, Vs. Claudia Gadelha

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk knew nothing would come easy Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale vs. Claudia Gadelha.

But the reigning UFC strawweight champion persevered and earned a dec…

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk knew nothing would come easy Friday night at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale vs. Claudia Gadelha.

But the reigning UFC strawweight champion persevered and earned a decision to keep her perfect record intact.

Jedrzejczyk now holds the only two wins over Gadelha in her MMA career, having also picked up a split decision in 2014.

“I’m very happy, I expected a tough fight,” she said. “I did my job. I knew she was going to come out strong. I waited for my chance.”

Gadelha did just that, rocking Jedrzejczyk with a huge left hand that floored her in the opening seconds of the fight. But her ability to weather the Brazilian storm came through in the third, fourth and fifth rounds, as the champion landed over 170 significant strikes during that 15 minutes of action.

“We knew she’d be strong in the first two rounds,” Jedrzejczyk said. “She couldn’t do anything on the ground and I did my job.”

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale Post-Fight Press Conference

Piggy backing off of UFC Fight Night 90, which took place last night (July 7, 2016), The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down this evening (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a women’s strawweight title clash between bitter rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. The two ladies did

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Piggy backing off of UFC Fight Night 90, which took place last night (July 7, 2016), The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down this evening (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event was headlined by a women’s strawweight title clash between bitter rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. The two ladies did battle for five rounds in an entertaining war, but it was Jedrzejczyk who came out on top and defended her title for a third straight time.

Check out what the fighters had to say after the event in the post-fight press conference below courtesy of the UFC:

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The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale Tourney Finals Are Now Set

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The two tournament finals for The Ultimate Fighter 23 are now set.

In the co-main event Friday night on FOX Sports 1, Khalil Rountree meets Andrew Sanchez, while Tatiana Suarez collides w…

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The two tournament finals for The Ultimate Fighter 23 are now set.

In the co-main event Friday night on FOX Sports 1, Khalil Rountree meets Andrew Sanchez, while Tatiana Suarez collides with Amanda Cooper.

Rountree is a perfect 4-0 in his MMA career, while Sanchez sports a 7-2 mark. Rountree actually lost to Cory Hendricks in the opening round, but an injury kept him from moving on. Hendricks will fight Josh Stansbury on Friday’s card.

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale is anchored by a strawweight title match pitting champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk against top contender Claudia Gadelha.

Video: The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale Goes “Inside The Octagon”

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Former UFC welterweight title contender Dan Hardy and his broadcast partner, John Gooden, bring the main event of Friday night’s The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale “Inside the Octagon.”

The…

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Former UFC welterweight title contender Dan Hardy and his broadcast partner, John Gooden, bring the main event of Friday night’s The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale “Inside the Octagon.”

The card, which airs live on FOX Sports 1, features a rematch between UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha.

Ahead of winning the title, Jedrzejczyk claimed a split decision over Gadelha. She later bested Carla Esparza for the belt.

Hardy and Gooden offer up their thoughts on the scheduled five-round main event for the belt in the video above.