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A total of 14 fighters received suspensions following this past Saturday’s fight card. A torn ACL announced by main-card participant Alex Chambers, who was submitted by Paige VanZant, was also confirmed.
The full list of suspensions include:
- John Dodson: suspended until Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for small laceration on nose
- Andrei Arlovski: must have right hand X-rayed within three days; if X-ray positive for injury or no X-ray done suspended pending doctor’s clearance until March 5. Minimum suspension Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for left eyelid laceration.
- Frank Mir: needs doctor clearance for right hand or suspended until March 5; Minimum suspension Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for eyebrow laceration.
- Corey Anderson: needs dental clearance or no contest until March 5 for loose teeth
- Jan Blachowicz: suspended until Oct. 21 with no contact until Oct. 6
- Alex Chambers: must have MRI of left knee to rule out ACL injury or no contest until March 5
- Francisco Rivera: suspended until Oct. 21 with no contact until Oct. 6
- Jessica Andrade: suspended until Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for “tough fight”
- Clay Collard: suspended until Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for “tough fight”
- Joe Riggs: needs CT scan of face/orbital bone and needs clearance by ear/nose/throat or maxillofacial surgeon; minimal suspension until Oct. 21 with no contact until Oct. 6
- Ron Stallings: suspended until Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for facial lacerations
- Nazareno Malegarie: suspended until Oct. 6 with no contact until Sept. 27 for facial lacerations, needs orbital CT scan and clearance from ear/nose/throat doctor or no contest until March 5; minimal suspension until Oct. 21 with no contact until Oct. 6
- Joaquin Silva: needs orbital CT scan and clearance from ear/nose/throat doctor or no contest until March 5; minimal suspension until Oct. 21 with no contact until Oct. 6