UFC 107 Medical Suspensions Issued

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on December 16th, 2009 under Medical Suspensions

B.J. Penn (left), Diego Sanchez (right)

Of the 22 fighters involved with UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, the vast majority – 18 to be exact – were issued medical suspensions by the Tennessee Athletic Commission. The following were issued suspensions:

  • Diego Sanchez: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 60 days and must undergo a CT scan and be cleared by a doctor
  • Frank Mir: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons
  • Cheick Kongo: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons 
  • Jon Fitch: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 60 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Kenny Florian: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a cut but can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Clay Guida: Suspended 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to a possible eye injury but can be cleared early by an ophthalmologist; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons unless cleared early by a doctor
  • Paul Buentello: Suspended indefinitely until ribs X-rayed and cleared by a doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
  • Alan Belcher: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
  • Wilson Gouveia: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons; can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Matt Wiman: Suspended 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to a possible right injury but can be X-rayed and cleared early by a doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
  • Shane Nelson: Suspended 14 days with no contact for 14 days due to a cut but can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Johny Hendricks: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons
  • Ricardo Funch: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Rousimar Palhares: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons
  • Lucio Linhares: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons
  • DaMarques Johnson: Suspended three days with no contact for three days for precautionary reasons
  • Edgar Garcia: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
  • Kevin Burns: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons

    • 7 Responses

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    4. partyboy13:

      this is just redic. i undertstand fighter safety but what these athletic commissions dont get is a fighter’s spirit and a fighter’s will. being a fighter myself there’s no way in hell id want some pencil pushers deciding what i can do with my body and if i feel good enough to fight.

      Posted on December 17th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    5. Stephen Rhodes:

      Here’s the thing Party. Firstly, the “fighting spirit” and “fighting will” doesn’t help if a fighter isn’t cleared by a doctor and God forbid a fighter is physically worse off by taking a fight he has no business being in.

      Secondly, those two attributes would never work in a lawsuit if a fighter wasn’t protected. As a fighter, even you have to agree that a medical condition that needs time to heal takes precedence over a fighters’ “will and “spirit”.

      Regardless, a fighter’s health is always going to take precedence over a fighter’s “point of view”. There’s a reason why athletic commissions exist.

      Posted on December 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am

    6. partyboy13:

      ok i agree with you on most of these cases but the suspensions that were served for “precautionary” reasons is just stupid. if there is really nothing wrong with them then who is the commission to tell them thay can’t train. now as for the fighters like snchez and guida i do agree that they should heal fully before fighting again. besides no one wants to see severely injured fighters. thats not good for business of the fans

      Posted on December 18th, 2009 at 9:24 am

    7. Stephen Rhodes:

      I think you just validated my point. I am pretty sure that doctors consult with the commissions before any medical suspensions are handed down to individual fighters.

      Posted on December 18th, 2009 at 10:19 am

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