UFC Vegas 24 has had some casualties with three fighters potentially facing six-month suspensions.
The medical suspensions have been obtained from MixedMartialArts.com. Fighters can return to action sooner than their suspensions indicate should they receive medical clearance from a doctor. Chase Sherman, Juan Espino, and featherweight Luis Pena are the three competitors potentially facing six-month suspensions. Sherman requires clearance by the doctor for his left knee, right foot, and right tibia/fibia. Espino meanwhile needs clearance for his right elbow and Pena for his left hand.
Here is the full list of suspensions from UFC Vegas 24:
Robert Whittaker defeated Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
- Whittaker suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21 (hard fight)
- Gastelum suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21 (right eyelid laceration)
Andrei Arlovski defeated Chase Sherman by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Arlovski suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21 (hard fight)
- Sherman must have MRI of left knee, x-ray of right foot and right tibia/fibia. If any positive must have orthopedic Dr. clearance or no contest until 10/15/21. Minimum suspension no contest until 5/18/21. No contact until 5/18/21
Jacob Malkoun defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Malkoun suspended until 5/9/21, no contact until 5/2/21
Alhassan suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21
Tracy Cortez defeated Justine Kish by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Cortez suspended until 5/9/21, no contact until 5/2/21
- Kish suspended until 5/9/21, no contact until 5/2/21
Luis Pena defeated Alex Munoz by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Pena must have x-ray of left hand, if positive must have orthopedic Dr. clearance or no contest until 10/15/21, minimum suspension no contest until 5/18/21. No contact until 5/9/21
- Munoz suspended until 5/9/21, no contact until 5/2/21
Alexander Romanov defeated Juan Espino by technical split decision per NAC- accidental foul
- Romanov suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21
- Espino must have MRI of right elbow, if positive must have orthopedic Dr. clearance or no contest until 10/15/21
Jessica Penne defeated Lupita Godinez by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- Penne suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21 – left eyebrow laceration
Gerald Meerschaert defeated Bartosz Fabinski by submission (Rear-Naked Choke, Round 1, 2:00)
- Fabinski suspended until 5/18/21, no contact until 5/9/21 – laceration under right eye
Austin Hubbard defeated Dakota Bush by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Hubbard suspended until 5/9/21, no contact until 5/2/21
- Bush suspended until 5/2/21, no contact until 4/25/21
Tony Gravely defeated Anthony Birchak by TKO, Round 2, 1:31
- Birchak suspended until 6/2/21, no contact until 5/18/21
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