UFC 223 Medical Suspensions: Al Laquinta Avoids Long Stint
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC 223, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
UFC 223 took place on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET.
Al Iaquinta vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight will serve as the main event while a rematch between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a female strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event.
Rounding out the five bout main card was Renato Moicano vs. Calvin Kattar in a featherweight bout, Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak in a featherweight bout, and Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher in a lightweight bout.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Iaquinta and Bochniak receiving the longest suspensions at 60 days.
Here are the entire medical suspensions, courtesy of MMA Fighting:
Al Iaquinta: 60-day medical suspension
Kyle Bochniak: 60-day medical suspension
Zabit Magomedsharipov: 45-day medical suspension
Joe Lauzon: 45-day medical suspension
Rose Namajunas: 30-day medical suspension
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 30-day medical suspension
Renato Moicano: 30-day medical suspension
Calvin Kattar: 30-day medical suspension
Ashlee Evans-Smith: 30-day medical suspension
Devin Clark: 30-day medical suspension
Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 14-day medical suspension
Khabib Nurmagomedov: 7-day medical suspension
Chris Gruetzemacher: 7-day medical suspension
Karolina Kowalkiewicz: 7-day medical suspension
Felice Herrig: 7-day medical suspension
Evan Dunham: 7-day medical suspension
Bec Hyatt: 7-day medical suspension
Michael Rodriguez: 7-day medical suspension