Bellator 165 Medical Suspensions: Chandler & Henderson Earn Long Stints

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at Bellator 165, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) released the event’s medical suspension list on Tuesday. 10 fighters received extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of the event.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson being suspended for 180 days.

This event was headlined by Chandler vs. Henderson for the Bellator lightweight title. A key welterweight bout between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont in a light heavyweight bout, Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz in a lightweight bout and Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla in a women’s flyweight bout.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

* Michael Chandler: 180 day medical suspension for right fibular fracture, must be cleared by physician; 60 day medical suspension for hard bout and right eyelid laceration, 45 days no contact
* Benson Henderson: 180 day medical suspension for right ankle fracture, must be cleared by physician
* Sheila Padilla: 180 day medical suspension for fractured nose, must be cleared by physician;45 day medical suspension due to KO, 30 days no contact
* Nick Pica: 180 day medical suspension for right wrist fracture, must be cleared by physician;45 day mandatory suspension for KO, 30 days no contact
* Dominic Sumner: 180 day medical suspension for right fourth metacarpal fracture, must be cleared by physician
J.J. Okanovich: 180 day medical suspension for fractured nose, must be cleared by physician
* Luis Vargas: 180 day medical suspension for hyperextended right elbow, must be cleared by physician; 60 day medical suspension for cut lip, must be cleared by physician.
* Justin Baesman: 60 day medical suspension for left eyelid laceration.
* Beau Hamilton: 60 day medical suspension for scalp laceration
* Cesar Gonzalez: 60 day medical suspension for left eye and scalp lacerations
* Brandon Girtz: 45 day medical suspension for hard bout, 30 days no contact
* Kevin Ferguson Jr.: 45 day medical suspension for exhaustion and dizziness, 30 days no contact; fighter had to be transported by ambulance to hospital after fight, must be cleared by physician
* Carrington Banks: 45 day medical suspension for hard bout, 30 days no contact
* Justin Roswell: 45 day mandatory suspension for TKO, 30 days no contact
* Danasabe Mohammed: 45 day medical suspension for hard bout, 40 days no contact
* Steve Ramirez: 45 day mandatory rest due to KO, 30 days no contact
* Victor Jones: 45 day mandatory suspension for TKO, 30 days no contact; fighter had to be transported by ambulance to hospital due to nausea and severe dehydration, concern for cardiac vs. vasovagal
* Michael Page: 7 day mandatory rest
* Fernando Gonzalez: 7 day mandatory rest
* Adam Piccolotti: 7 day mandatory rest
* Keri-Anne Taylor-Melendez: 7 day mandatory rest
* Linton Vassell: 7 day mandatory rest
* Francis Carmont: 7 day mandatory rest
* Aaron Hamilton: 7 day mandatory rest
* Jake Roberts: 7 day mandatory rest
* Diego Herzog: 7 day mandatory rest
* James Terry: 7 day mandatory rest
* Dwight Grant: 7 day mandatory rest
* Sarah D’Alelio: 7 day mandatory rest
* Jaimelene Nievera: 7 day mandatory rest
* Jeremiah Labiano: 7 day mandatory rest
* Vince Murdock: 7 day mandatory rest
* Alvin Cacdac: 7 day mandatory rest
* Hugo Lujan: 7 day mandatory rest

Bellator 165 took place on November 19, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims aired on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicked off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST.