UFC 192 medical suspensions: Gustafsson could face 6-month hiatus
All fighters on the UFC 192 card received mandatory medical suspensions, MMAjunkie.com confirmed Monday.
Fourteen of the fighters who graced the Octagon in Houston on Saturday received longer terms than the minimum 10-day suspension required by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Alexander Gustafsson - who came up short in his attempt to dethrone light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier - was told he'll have to sit out for six months pending clearance by doctors.
The 28-year-old Swede lost by split decision.
The challenger rocked the champ with multiple knees throughout the five-round title match. However, Gustafsson was left with significant facial damage as Cormier - the aggressor for most of the fight - had his hand raised at the end.
Featherweight Yair Rodriguez - winner of "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America" - defeated Daniel Hooker, but sustained a foot injury which warranted an indefinite suspension.
The complete list of medical suspensions is as follows:
- Daniel Cormier: suspended until Nov. 18
- Alexander Gustafsson: suspended until April 1
- Ryan Bader: suspended until Oct. 13
- Rashad Evans: suspended until Nov. 3
- Ruslan Magomedov: suspended until Oct. 13
- Shawn Jordan: suspended until Nov. 18 and indefinitely pending doctor’s clearance
- Joseph Benavidez: suspended until Nov. 18
- Ali Bagautinov: suspended until Nov. 18
- Julianna Pena: suspended until Oct. 13
- Jessica Eye: suspended until Oct. 13
- Yair Rodriguez: suspended indefinitely pending doctor’s clearance
- Daniel Hooker: suspended until Nov. 30
- Albert Tumenov: suspended until Oct. 13
- Alan Jouban: suspended until Nov. 3
- Adriano Martins: suspended until Oct. 7
- Islam Makhachev: suspended until Nov. 30
- Rose Namajunas: suspended until Oct. 7
- Angela Hill: suspended until Oct. 7
- Sage Northcutt: suspended until Oct. 13
- Francisco Trevino: suspended until Nov. 3
- Sergio Pettis: suspended until Nov. 13
- Chris Cariaso: suspended until Nov. 18
- Derrick Lewis: suspended until Oct. 13
- Viktor Pesta: suspended until Nov. 3