Emmett, 3 others facing 6-month medical bans after UFC Orlando
A quartet of fighters have been slapped with lengthy medical suspensions following their respective bouts at UFC on FOX 28.
Featherweight Josh Emmett, strawweight Maryna Moroz, welterweight Ben Saunders, and flyweight Alex Perez are all facing six-month bans in relation to last Saturday's bill in Orlando, according to records the Florida State Boxing Commission released to MMA Fighting on Friday.
The event's sanctioning body did not disclose any of their injuries, although Emmett recently revealed he'd broken his orbital bone in a controversial second-round KO loss to Jeremy Stephens that capped the card. As usual, the fighters can get back in the saddle sooner with a doctor's blessing.
UFC on FOX 28's full list of medical suspensions is as follows:
- Josh Emmett: 180-day suspension
- Maryna Moroz: 180-day suspension or must seek doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension 30 days
- Ben Saunders: 180-day suspension or must seek doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension 60 days
- Alex Perez: 180-day suspension
- Mike Perry: 45-day suspension
- Tecia Torres: 30-day suspension
- Ovince Saint Preux: 30-day suspension
- Brian Khelleher: 30-day suspension
- Renan Barao: 30-day suspension
- Marion Reneau: 30-day suspension
- Sara McMann: 30-day suspension
- Alan Jouban: 30-day suspension
- Marcin Prachnio: 30-day suspension
- Russell Doane: 30-day suspension