A total of 11 fighters were handed indefinite medical suspensions after competing at UFC 328 this past Saturday night in Newark, N.J.
On Wednesday, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board released the full list of suspensions from the event, which was headlined by Sean Strickland reclaiming the UFC middleweight title in a close split decision win over Khamzat Chimaev.
While he walked away victorious, Strickland admitted after the fight that he definitely got banged up during the five-round battle against Chimaev. The athletic commission obviously agreed after handing Strickland an indefinite suspension until he gains clearance by an orthopedist for a possible left hand injury.
Strickland received a strict 45-day suspension regardless of that injury, with 30 days no contact. The same goes for Chimaev, who also received a 45-day suspension with 30 days no contact.
In the co-main event, Joshua Van scored a late fifth-round knockout to defeat Tatsuro Taira and retain his UFC flyweight championship. But neither fighter walked away unscathed, with Van and Taira receiving indefinite suspensions from the athletic commission.
Van was hit with an indefinite suspension until he gets clearance from an orthopedist on his left hand, while Taira was handed an indefinite suspension until he gets cleared by a pending CT head scan.
Van was also handed a 30-day suspension with 21 days no contact, while Taira was suspended for 90 days with 60 days no contact after he suffered a knockout loss.
Here is the full list of medical suspensions from UFC 328 via the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board
Sean Strickland: Indefinite suspension pending orthopedist clearance of left hand. Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Khamzat Chimaev: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
Joshua Van: Indefinite suspension pending orthopedist clearance of left hand. Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Tatsuro Taira: Indefinite suspension pending CT head scan. Suspended 90 days, 60 days no contact for knockout.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta: Suspended 30 days, 15 days no contact for left periorbital laceration.
Joaquin Buckley: Suspended 30 days, 31 days no contact.
Jeremy Stephens: Indefinite suspension pending orthopedist clearance of groin. Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact.
Ozzy Diaz: Indefinite suspension pending ophthalmologist exam clearance of right eye. Suspended 60 days, 30 days no contact for knockout.
Mateusz Rebecki: Indefinite suspension pending physician clearance of left lateral orbit laceration. Suspended 30 days, 15 days no contact.
Grant Dawson: Indefinite suspension pending x-rays right tibia and orthopedist clearance. Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact.
Jim Miller: Indefinite suspension pending x-rays and orthopedist clearance of left hand. Suspended 30 days, 15 days no contact.
Jared Gordon: Suspended 30 days, 15 days no contact
Marco Tulio: Indefinite suspension pending orthopedist clearance of left foot and ankle. Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
Roman Kopylov: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
Baysangur Susurkaev: Indefinite suspension pending x-rays of right hand and right foot. Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
Diorden Dos Santos: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
Jose Ochoa: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact.
Clayton Carpenter: Indefinite suspension pending x-rays of left lower leg and orthopedist clearance. Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact.
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