UFC Fight Night 54 Medical Suspensions: ‘Sponge’ Absorbs 45-Day Sit For Concussion
UFC Fight Night 54 went down last Saturday (October 4, 2014) from the Scotiabank Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The event saw top-ranked Canadian welterweight lock up his anticipated title shot with a third round knockout over former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine.
The “Sponge” will be on the sidelines for 45 days after suffering a concussion in the bout. “Ares,” meanwhile, was only dealt the mandatory seven-day sit.
But that was only one of several hard-hitting fights, and not surprisingly, the Nova Scotia boxing commission released a lengthy list of medical suspensions from UFC Fight Night 54. Here is the full disclosed list:
Rory MacDonald: suspended seven days
Tarec Saffiedine: suspended 45 days for a concussion
Raphael Assuncao: suspended seven days
Bryan Caraway: suspended 30 days for facial lacerations
Chad Laprise: suspended seven days
Yosdenis Cedeno: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for soft tissue swelling
Elias Theodorou: suspended seven days
Bruno Santos: suspended seven days
Nordine Taleb: suspended 180 days but can be cleared early with further medical examination
Li Jing Liang: suspended 180 days but can be cleared early with further medical examination; needs CAT scan on arms and exam for cut near eye
Jake Lindsay: suspended 180 days but can be cleared early with further medical examination
Paul Felder: suspended nine days
Jason Saggo: suspended 180 days with no contact for 30 days, but can be cleared early with further medical examination and a CAT scan
Chris Kelades: suspended seven days
Patrick Holohan: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Albert Tumenov: suspended seven days
Matt Dwyer: suspended 180 days but can be cleared early with further medical examination and a CAT scan
Pedro Munhoz: suspended seven days
Jerrod Sanders: suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days
