Most of the fighters from UFC 281 on Saturday are going to require medical clearance before they can return to competition, per the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).
The NYSAC released its medical suspensions on Monday, and headliners Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya are included in the said group of fighters. ‘Po Atan’ finished the ‘Last Stylebender’ by fifth-round TKO to claim the UFC middleweight championship. However, both men face extended time away from the Octagon—after being given respective 30 and 60-day terms of mandatory restm plus indefinite suspensions for medical clearance. Reasons for the lengths of these suspensions were not revealed.
Frankie Edgar and Dominick Reyes were suspended for 90 days following their KO losses to Chris Gutierrez and Ryan Spann. The ‘Answer’ and the ‘Devastator’ have been knocked out in their past three fights.
The full list of suspensions can be seen below (obtained by Steven Marrocco of MMA Fighting):
Alex Pereira: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite suspension for medical
Israel Adesanya: Mandatory rest for 60 days and indefinite suspension for medical
Zhang Weili: Mandatory rest for seven days
Carla Esparza: Mandatory rest for seven days
Dustin Poirier: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite suspension for medical
Michael Chandler: Mandatory rest for 60 days and indefinite suspension for medical
Chris Gutierrez: Mandatory rest for seven days
Frankie Edgar: Mandatory rest for 90 days and indefinite for medical
Dan Hooker: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Claudio Puelles: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Renato Moicano: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Brad Riddell: Mandatory rest for 45 days and indefinite for medical
Ryan Spann: Mandatory rest for seven days
Dominick Reyes: Mandatory rest for 90 days and indefinite for medical
Erin Blanchfield: Mandatory rest for seven days
Molly McCann: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Andre Petroski: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Wellington Turman: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Matt Frevola: Mandatory rest for seven days
Ottman Azaitar: Mandatory rest for 90 days and indefinite for medical
Karolina Kowalkiewicz: Mandatory rest for seven days
Silvana Gómez Juárez: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Michael Trizano: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Seung Woo Choi: Mandatory rest for 90 days and indefinite for medical
Montel Jackson: Mandatory rest for seven days
Julio Arce: Mandatory rest for 30 days and indefinite for medical
Carlos Ulberg: Mandatory rest for seven days
Nicolae Negumereanu: Mandatory rest for 90 days and indefinite for medical
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