Medical suspensions handed out for UFC on ESPN 8 fighters
UFC on ESPN 8 delivered a bunch of very good and very close fights on Saturday. Now that the fights are behind us, we now know how long it’ll be before we see some of the fighters back inside the octagon.
MMA Junkie was first to report the medical suspensions, which they obtained from the Florida Boxing Commission.
Alistar Overeem and Walter Harris, who headlined the event, both hit each other with heavy shots, with each men scoring knockdowns. Overeem, who won the fight by a second-round TKO, was bleeding from the face and will face a 45-day suspension. Harris was given the same suspension.
Humble in victory and defeat.
— UFC (@ufc) May 17, 2020
What a showing by these two men tonight 💙 #UFCFL pic.twitter.com/gJloA8flhF
The commission also handed out a pair of six-month suspensions, while four fighters were given no suspensions.
A full list of UFC on ESPN 8 medical suspensions is posted below.
- Alistair Overeem: 45 days
- Walt Harris: 45 days
- Claudia Gadelha: 30 days
- Dan Ige: 30 days
- Edson Barboza: 30 days
- Song Yadong: 30 days
- Marlon Vera: 30 days
- Miguel Baeza: 180 days or until cleared by physician (30 days mandatory)
- Matt Brown: 60 days
- Anthony Hernandez: 45 days
- Giga Chikadza: 180 days or until cleared by physician (30 days mandatory)
- Irwin Rivera: 180 days or until cleared by physician (30 days mandatory)
- Nate Landwehr: 30 days
- Darren Elkins: 45 days
- Mara Romero Borella: 180 days or until cleared by physician (30 days mandatory)
- Rodrigo Nascimento: 30 days or until cleared by physician
No medical suspensions were given to Angela Hill, Kevin Holland, Cortney Casey and Don’Tale Mayes.
