UFC Freedom 250 brought loads of violence to the White House lawn Sunday in Washington DC.
While all 14 fighters were suspended by the ******* ociation of Boxing and Combative Sports Commissions (ABC), nine received longer-than-mandatory time off for specific injuries sustained in the bout.
On Wednesday, MMA Junkie received the full list of those medical suspensions, from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster, who served as one of the head regulators of the event.
Receiving maximum durations, unsurprisingly, were headliners Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria, who engaged in a gutsy back-and-forth war. Topuria (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who was significantly swollen as he retired to the stool between Rounds 4 and 5, received a 180-day suspension and will need to seek oral and maxillofacial surgeon clearance. Gaethje (28-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was given the same duration for injuries to his right wrist and left knee.
Also receiving the 180-day suspension was Alex Pereira, who was finished by Ciryl Gane in the co-main event. Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), too, will need maxillofacial CT scan clearance. His opponent Gane (14-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), walked away relatively unscathed, needing only eight days off for rest in the commission's eyes.
While all 14 fighters were suspended by the ******* ociation of Boxing and Combative Sports Commissions (ABC), nine received longer-than-mandatory time off for specific injuries sustained in the bout.
On Wednesday, MMA Junkie received the full list of those medical suspensions, from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster, who served as one of the head regulators of the event.
Receiving maximum durations, unsurprisingly, were headliners Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria, who engaged in a gutsy back-and-forth war. Topuria (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who was significantly swollen as he retired to the stool between Rounds 4 and 5, received a 180-day suspension and will need to seek oral and maxillofacial surgeon clearance. Gaethje (28-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was given the same duration for injuries to his right wrist and left knee.
Also receiving the 180-day suspension was Alex Pereira, who was finished by Ciryl Gane in the co-main event. Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), too, will need maxillofacial CT scan clearance. His opponent Gane (14-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), walked away relatively unscathed, needing only eight days off for rest in the commission's eyes.
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