UFC on ESPN+ 3 Medical Suspensions: Five Fighters Face Lengthy Sits
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC on ESPN+ 3, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
UFC on ESPN +3 took place on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The main card aired on ESPN + at 2 PM EST. The preliminary card aired on ESPN 2 at 11 AM EST.
Jan Błachowicz vs. Thiago Santos in a light heavyweight bout headlined this show. Stefan Struve vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima in a heavyweight bout co-headlined.
Rounding out the six bout main card was Gian Villante vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk in a light heavyweight bout, Liz Carmouche vs. Lucie Pudilová in a women’s flyweight bout, John Dodson vs. Petr Yan in a bantamweight bout, and Magomed Ankalaev vs. Klidson Abreu in a light heavyweight bout.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Blachowicz, Rogerio de Lima along with three other fighters getting suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor. Here are the entire medical suspensions, courtesy of MMAJunkie:
Thiago Santos: suspended mandatory seven days
Jan Blachowicz: suspended 180 days or until cleared by nasal X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
Stefan Struve: suspended mandatory seven days
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: suspended 180 days or until cleared by left knee MRI; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
Michal Oleksiejczuk: suspended mandatory seven days
Gian Villante: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Liz Carmouche: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Lucie Pudilova: suspended mandatory seven days
Petr Yan: suspended mandatory seven days
John Dodson: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for left eyelid laceration
Magomed Ankalaev: suspended 180 days or until cleared by right hand X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
Klidson Farias: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ear, nose and throat doctor for nasal fracture; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
Dwight Grant: suspended mandatory seven days
Carlo Pedersoli Jr.: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Chris Fishgold: suspended 180 days or until cleared by left hand X-ray; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact
Daniel Teymur: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Gillian Robertson: suspended mandatory seven days
Veronica Macedo: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right rib pain
Damir Hadzovic: suspended mandatory seven days
Marco Polo Reyes: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Michel Prazeres: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Ismail Naurdiev: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Carlos Diego Ferreira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Rustam Khabilov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Damir Ismagulov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Joel Alvarez: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for lower lip laceration.
