UFC Freedom 250 brought loads of violence to the White House lawn Sunday in Washington DC.
While all 14 fighters were suspended by the Association of Boxing and Combative Sports Commissions (ABC), nine received longer-than-mandatory time off for specific injuries sustained in the bout.
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On Wednesday, MMA Junkie received the full list of those medical suspensions, from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster, who served as one of the head regulators of the event.
Receiving maximum durations, unsurprisingly, were headliners Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria, who engaged in a gutsy back-and-forth war. Topuria (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who was significantly swollen as he retired to the stool between Rounds 4 and 5, received a 180-day suspension and will need to seek oral and maxillofacial surgeon clearance. Gaethje (28-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was given the same duration for injuries to his right wrist and left knee.
Also receiving the 180-day suspension was Alex Pereira, who was finished by Ciryl Gane in the co-main event. Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), too, will need maxillofacial CT scan clearance. His opponent Gane (14-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), walked away relatively unscathed, needing only eight days off for rest in the commission's eyes.
Check out the full list below. It's important to note that fighters can return prior to the conclusion of non-mandatory suspensions should they be cleared by a doctor.
The full UFC Freedom 250 medical suspensions include:
- Justin Gaethje: Suspended 180 days or right wrist and left knee MRIs cleared; also suspended 45 days mandatory rest.
- Ilia Topuria: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by oral and maxillofacial surgeon; also suspended 60 days for TKO.
- Ciryl Gane: Suspended eight days mandatory rest.
- Alex Pereira: Suspended 180 days or until maxillofacial CT scan cleared as negative; also suspended 45 days for TKO.
- Sean O'Malley: Suspended eight days mandatory rest.
- Aiemann Zahabi: Suspended 180 days or until maxillofacial CT scan cleared as negative; also suspended 45 days for TKO.
- Josh Hokit: Suspended eight days mandatory rest.
- Derrick Lewis: Suspended 45 days mandatory rest for TKO.
- Mauricio Ruffy: Suspended four days mandatory rest.
- Michael Chandler: Suspended 45 days mandatory rest for TKO.
- Bo Nickal: Suspended four days mandatory rest.
- Kyle Daukaus: Suspended 45 days mandatory rest for TKO.
- Diego Lopes: Suspended 30 days or until left eye cleared by physician.
- Steve Garcia: Suspended 180 days or until left hand X-ray cleared; also suspended 60 days mandatory rest for knockout loss.
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