UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen — Billy Q, Nicolau both get 60-day suspensions

Billy Quarantillo and Matheus Nicolau were two of three fighters who received lengthy medical suspensions after their losses at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen this past Saturday.

Quarantillo suffered a first-round KO loss to Edson Barboza in their featherweight fight, which ended after the latter sent the former to the canvas with a knee to the chin. A few fights earlier, Nicolau also lost via first-round KO, after fellow UFC flyweight contender Brandon Royval slept him with a knee followed by a flurry of punches and elbows.

Billy Quarantillo, Matheus Nicolau get lengthy medical suspensions

Joining Quarantillo and Nicolau on the UFC Fight Night card is Ed Herman, the UFC veteran who was was on the receiving end of a lopsided loss to Zak Cummings. The former Ultimate Fighter competitor bludgeoned Herman before securing the third-round TKO win. Cummings and Herman would leave their gloves in the Octagon after announcing their respective retirements.

The Missouri Division of Professional Regulation gave Quarantillo, Nicolau and Herman 60-day medical suspensions. Due to medical privacy laws in Missouri, the reasons for these suspensions (ex. potential injury) were not provided.

Full list of medical suspensions from UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen

The full list of suspensions is as follows (obtained by Steven Marrocco of MMA Fighting):

Fighter	Result	Length of Suspension
Max Holloway	Unanimous Decision win against Arnold Allen	30 days
Arnold Allen	Unanimous Decision loss to Max Holloway	30 days
Billy Quarantillo	First-round KO loss to Edson Barboza	60 days with 45 days no contact
Tanner Boser	First-round TKO loss to Ion Cutelaba	45 days with 30 days no contact
Clay Guida	Unanimous Decision loss to Rafa García	45 days with 30 days no contact
Matheus Nicolau	First-round KO loss to Brandon Royval	60 days with 45 days no contact
Zak Cummings	Third-round TKO win against Ed Herman	30 days
Ed Herman	Third-round TKO loss to Zak Cummings	60 days with 45 days no contact
Piera Rodriguez	Second-round submission to Gillian Robertson	45 days with 30 days no contact
Lando Vannata	Unanimous Decision loss to Daniel Zellhuber	45 days with 30 days no contact
Bruna Brasil	Second-round TKO loss to Denise Gomes	30 days
Gastón Bolaños	Unanimous Decision win against Aaron Phillips	30 days
Aaron Phillips	Unanimous Decision loss to Gastón Bolaños	30 days

Note: Fighters who did not receive a medical suspensions from the Missouri Division of Professional Regulation were not mentioned.

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen went down on Sat., April 15, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kristen King

Kristen King is a writer for Bloody Elbow. She has covered combat sports since 2016, getting her start with outlets such as FanSided, MyMMANews and MMA-Prospects. She joined the BE team in 2020, covering a mix of news, events and injuries. In her time with BE, Kristen has created ‘Fright of the Night,’ a series that highlights some of the worst injuries in the sport.