On Saturday, May 11, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the trip to Rio de Janeiro for UFC 237. Following the conclusion of the event, the Brazilian Athletic Commission, Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA), issued the latest round of medical lay-offs for participants throughout the night.
The longest medical suspensions were handed down to those on the wrong side of the main and co-main event, who both suffered unfortunate losses.
Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas faces up to six months on the sideline unless she is cleared by an orthopedic doctor following a neck MRI after being slammed on her head to end the night on the receiving end of a knockout. Silva, meanwhile, must undergo an MRI on his right knee before being cleared or he will also face up to six months.
New women’s champion Jessica Andrade, meanwhile, faces just a 45 day suspension with 30 days of no contact following a left eye laceration.
The full list of medical suspensions issued by the CABMMA for UFC 237 can be seen below, via MMAjunkie.com.
UFC 237 Medical Suspensions
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- Rose Namajunas: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following neck MRI; minimum suspension of 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
- Anderson Silva: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right knee MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact
- Laureano Staropoli: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following nasal X-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days with 21 days of no contact
- Bethe Correia: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right elbow X-ray or MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
- Sergio Moraes: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
- Talita Bernardo: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO
- Jessica Andrade: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left eyelid laceration
- Clay Guida: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left lip and left eyebrow laceration
- Carlos Huachin: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for TKO
- Thiago Alves: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for left eye laceration
- Thiago Moises: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eyelid laceration
- Kurt Holobaugh: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout
- B.J. Penn: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for inner lip laceration
- Luana Carolina: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eye laceration
- Priscila Cachoeira: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout
- Jared Cannonier: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Alexander Volkanovski: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Jose Aldo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Irene Aldana: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Ryan Spann: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Warlley Alves: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Raoni Barcelos: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact
- Viviane Araujo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact