UFC 234 medical suspensions: Adesanya and Silva get six-months
UFC 234 was the first pay-per-view of 2019, and it was supposed to clear up the middleweight division. Robert Whittaker was looking to defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum. While in the co-main event, Israel Adesanya was taking on former champion, Anderson Silva.
Ultimately, Whittaker had to pull out of the fight, which left Adesanya to fight Silva in the main event. The fight was more competitive than anticipated and the fight went the distance. Following the fight, the question remains of whether Adesanya would leapfrog Gastelum and get the next title shot. Well, it appears that may not be the case anymore as Adesanya, like Silva has been medically suspended for six months.
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The full list of UFC 234 medical suspension includes:
- Israel Adesanya: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist for left eye; suspended a minimum of seven days.
- Anderson Silva: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist for right eye; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Ricky Simon: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor for right shoulder and right hand; suspended a minimum of 45 days with 30 days no contact.
- Rani Yahya: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for hard bout.
- Montana De La Rosa: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Nadia Kassem: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Jim Crute: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Sam Alvey: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO.
- Devonte Smith: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Dong Hyun Ma: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for left shin; suspended a minimum of 45 days with 30 days no contact.
- Shane Young: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for right foot; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Austin Arnett: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Kai Kara-France: suspended 180 days or until cleared by MRI for right wrist; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Raulian Paiva: suspended 45 days for left brow laceration and 30 days no contact.
- Kyung Ho Kang: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Teruto Ishihara: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for TKO.
- Lando Vannata: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Marcos Mariano: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Jalin Turner: mandatory seven-day suspension.
- Callan Potter: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for TKO.
- Jonathan Martinez: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for left elbow; suspended a minimum of 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Wuliji Buren: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right toe laceration.
