Fortuna is suspended until March. (Photo: Getty Images)
The Texas Athletic Commission announced the medical suspensions for UFC Houston, which took place last Saturday (04), in the United States. Of the 24 athletes on the card, seven have been suspended indefinitely, and will need to be cleared by a doctor so they can return to contact training and fight. The Commission, however, did not disclose the injuries suffered by each athlete as justification for the length of each suspension.
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They were: James Vick, Curtis blaydes, Adam Milstead, Michinori Tanaka, Chas Skelly, Tecia torres and Bec Rawlings. Interestingly, five on that list won their respective fights in Houston. Chan sung jung, the protagonist of the night, will be out of combat for just 10 days. Dennis Bermudez knocked out by Korean zombie in the main fight of the night, he is banned from contact training or competing for two months, until April 6th.
The three Brazilians present at the event received similar suspensions, all banned from fighting until March. Ricardo Carcacinha, who beat Michinori Tanaka via unanimous decision, is out of action until March 7, while Marcel Fortuna and Jessica Stacker, who beat Anthony Hamilton by knockout in the first round and Angela Hill by unanimous decision, respectively, they are suspended until March 22nd. The three fighters won their duels.
Check out all the medical suspensions for the event:
Chan sung jung: Suspended until February 14
Dennis Bermudez: Suspended until April 6
Felice herrig: Suspended until February 14
Alexa grasso: Suspended until February 14
James Vick: Suspended indefinitely
Abel Trujillo: Suspended until February 20
Volkan oezdemir: Suspended until February 20
Ovince Saint-Preux: Suspended until February 20
Marcel Fortuna: Suspended until March 22
Anthony Hamilton: Suspended until April 6
Jessica Stacker: Suspended until March 22
Angela Hill: Suspended until March 7
Curtis blaydes: Suspended indefinitely
Adam Milstead: Suspended indefinitely
Ricardo Carcacinha: Suspended until March 7
Michinori Tanaka: Suspended indefinitely
Chas Skelly: Suspended indefinitely
Chris Gruetzemacher: Suspended until February 12
Tecia torres: Suspended indefinitely
Bec Rawlings: Suspended indefinitely
Niko Price: Suspended until March 7Alex Morono: Suspended until April 6
Khalil rountree: Suspended until February 12
Daniel Jolly: Suspended until April 6
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