Co-main occasion opponents Robert
Whittaker and Paulo Costa
are amongst 9 fighters going through a probably prolonged layoff on the
heels of
UFC 298.
Whittaker is suspended for 180 days until he receives physician
clearance for a possible fracture to his hand. The previous
middleweight champion additionally acquired a 60-day suspension pending
doctor clearance for lacerations to his proper eye and foot. At a
minimal, he’s suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact.
Costa, in the meantime, is going through a possible 180-day sit until cleared
as a result of potential fractures to his proper foot and leg. He’s additionally
suspended 60 days for lacerations pending physician clearance, and at
a minimal, is suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
Whittaker took a hard-fought unanimous determination verdict in opposition to
Costa of their middleweight conflict at UFC 298.
The California State Athletic Fee lately launched a listing
of medical suspensions from the occasion. UFC 298 came about on
Saturday on the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California, and noticed
Ilia
Topuria seize the featherweight title with a second-round
knockout of Alexander
Volkanovski within the night’s major occasion. Topuria acquired a
necessary seven-day suspension, whereas Volkanovski is out 45 days
with 30 days of no contact as a result of KO defeat.
Seven different fighters from UFC 298 are going through potential 180-day
phrases: Henry
Cejudo (left forearm), Mackenzie
Dern (left leg, CT scan), Marcos
Rogerio de Lima (proper foot), Carlos Vera
(shoulder), Mingyang
Zhang (proper hand), Danny
Barlow (left forearm) and Josh
Quinlan (CT scan).
UFC 298 Medical Suspensions:
Alexander
Volkanovski: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
with no exceptions as a result of KO
Robert
Whittaker: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor for doable fracture handy;
suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact until cleared by
doctor for laceration (proper eye, foot); 45-day necessary
suspension, 30-day no contact for onerous bout (no exception)
Paulo
Costa: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor for doable fracture to proper foot,
left leg; suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact until
cleared by doctor for laceration; 45-day necessary suspension,
30-day no contact for onerous bout (no exception)
Henry
Cejudo: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor for doable fracture to left
forearm
Amanda
Lemos: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no
exceptions as a result of onerous bout
Mackenzie
Dern: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact until
cleared by doctor for doable fracture to left leg, CT scan;
45-day necessary suspension, 30-day no contact for onerous bout (no
exception)
Marcos
Rogerio de Lima: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no
contact until cleared by doctor for doable fracture to proper
foot
Junior
Tafa: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no
exceptions as a result of TKO
Carlos
Vera: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact until
cleared by doctor for doable fracture to shoulder
Mingyang
Zhang: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor for doable fracture to proper hand
Brendson
Ribeiro: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with
no exceptions as a result of KO
Danny
Barlow: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor for doable fracture to left forearm;
45-day necessary suspension, 30-day no contact for onerous bout (no
exception)
Josh
Quinlan: Suspended 180 days no contest, 180 days no contact
until cleared by doctor (CT scan); 45-day necessary suspension,
30-day no contact for TKO (no exception)
Oban
Elliott: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with
no exceptions as a result of onerous bout
Valentine
Woodburn: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with
no exceptions as a result of onerous bout
