UFC 203 Medical Suspensions: Alistair Overeem Out Indefinitely
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC 203, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Alistair Overeem, who lost to Stipe Miocic in the main event for the UFC heavyweight title, being suspended indefinitely and CM Punk, who lost in his UFC debut against Mickey Gall, being suspended for 45-days.
Here are the entire medical suspensions:
Alistair Overeem: Suspended indefinitely, requires neurological cat scan within five days, MRI after 5 days; minimum suspension of 60 days
Travis Browne: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of right index finger
Jimmie Rivera: Suspended indefinitely, requires ophthalmology clearance
Brad Tavares: Suspended indefinitely, requires medical clearance on lower back
Sean Spencer: Suspended indefinitely, requires medical clearance on left hand
Stipe Miocic: Suspended 45 days, 15 days no contact
CM Punk: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Jessica Eye: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Michael McBride: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Jason Gonzalez: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 30 days contact
Bethe Correia: Suspended 30 days no contact
UFC 203 took place on Saturday, September 10th, at The Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The UFC Fight Pass prelims featured one bout at 7 p.m. ET while the FOX Sports 1 prelims featured four bouts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The main card aired on traditional pay-per-view with five bouts at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
