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UFC on ABC 1 medical suspensions: Calvin Kattar, Justin Tafa face lengthy time off

UFC on ABC 1 headliner Calvin Kattar absorbed 445 significant strikes over the span of 25 minutes.

UFC on ABC 1 is in the books and its competitors have been handed their medical suspensions.

Atop the list of lengthiest post-fight suspensions is headliner [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag], who endured a high volume of punishment from former UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] in the card’s main event. Kattar (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) received a 180-day suspension for a broken nose, but can return sooner if cleared by a doctor.

MMA Junkie on Monday obtained the full list of suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com, the Association of Boxing Commissions’ official record keeper.

Tyson Chartier, Kattar’s manager and head coach, told MMA Junkie on Sunday that in addition to a broken nose suffered in the unanimous decision loss, his fighter also received eight staples in his head.

His opponent, Holloway (22-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) walked away relatively unscathed, and received a 30-day suspension for a “hard bout.”

Only one fighter from the event’s undercard was handed as lengthy of a suspension as Kattar. Preliminary card competitor and UFC heavyweight [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag] also received a potential 180-day suspension. Tafa (4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) suffered a split decision loss to Brazil’s [autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag].

The Australian will have to sit on the sidelines for the six-month duration, or until his left thumb is cleared by a doctor.

The full list of UFC on ABC 1 medical suspensions includes:

  • Max Holloway: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout”
  • Calvin Kattar: Suspended 180 days or until nose is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
  • [autotag]Carlos Condit[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
  • [autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
  • [autotag]Li Jingliang[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to knockout loss.
  • [autotag]Alessio Di Chirico[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to knockout loss.
  • [autotag]Puna Soriano[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to TKO loss.
  • [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]Wu Yanan[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • Carlos Felipe: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • Justin Tafa: Suspended 180 days or until left thumb x-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Ramazan Emeev[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]David Zawada[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to left eyelid laceration.
  • [autotag]Vanessa Melo[/autotag]: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest).
  • [autotag]Sarah Moras[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”
  • [autotag]Austin Lingo[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to chin laceration.
  • [autotag]Jacob Kilburn[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 21 days due to “hard bout.”

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UFC on ABC 1 post-event facts: Max Holloway’s masterclass shatters all striking records

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ABC 1, which saw Max Holloway beat Calvin Kattar in Abu Dhabi.

The UFC kicked off its 2021 campaign on Saturday with a monumental event. UFC on ABC 1 marked the promotion’s return to network television, with the card unfolding at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

A performance worthy of the grand stage unfolded in the main event. Former UFC champ [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (22-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) snapped his two-fight losing with one of the greatest performances in UFC history. “Blessed” delivered record-setting output against [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) to take a unanimous decision in one of the most lopsided bouts to ever occur inside the octagon.

For more on the numbers behind Holloway’s incredible win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for

Mounir Lazzez tests positive for COVID-19, out of David Zawada fight at UFC on ESPN+ 38

Mounir Lazzez has been forced out of his Oct. 17 fight due to testing positive for COVID-19.

[autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag] has been forced out of what would have been his second UFC fight due to testing positive for COVID-19.

Lazzez (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was scheduled to face [autotag]David Zawada[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 38 on Oct. 17 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, but the Dubai-based Tunisian has been hit with the coronavirus.

Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the news but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Lazzez made history in July, when he became the first fighter born and raised in an Arab country to sign with UFC. He shined in his promotional debut, upsetting knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC on ESPN 13, claiming a “Fight of the Night” bonus in the process.

Germany’s Zawada was also coming off an upset of his own, when he earned the “Performance of the Night” bonus for submitting Abubakar Nurmagomedov in the first round at UFC on ESPN+ 21 last November.

The latest UFC on ESPN+ 38 lineup includes:

  • Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung
  • Ante Delija vs. Ciryl Gane
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl
  • Krzysztof Jotko vs. Makhmud Muradov
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
  • David Zawada vs. opponent TBA
  • Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
  • Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam
  • Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
  • Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
  • Mateusz Gamrot vs. Magomed Mustafaev
  • James Krause vs. Claudio Silva

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Mounir Lazzez vs. David Zawada targeted for UFC’s Oct. 17 event

After impressing on his UFC debut, Mounir Lazzez will return to action at “UFC Fight Island” when he faces David Zawada.

After impressing in his UFC debut, [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag] will return to action on “UFC Fight Island.”

Lazzez (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will face [autotag]David Zawada[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the UFC’s Oct. 17 event, which will take place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

MMA Junkie confirmed the targeted booking with two people with knowledge of the situation. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Lazzez, the first born-and-raised Arab fighter to be signed to the UFC, cashed in as a big underdog when he upset the highly touted Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC on ESPN 13 in July. Lazzez stood toe-to-toe with the power puncher and weathered an early storm before going on to showcase his well-rounded game en route to a unanimous decision victory.

His upcoming opponent Zawada is coming off a big upset of his own, when he earned the “Performance of the Night” bonus for submitting the debuting Abubakar Nurmagomedov in the first round last November at UFC on ESPN+ 21 in Moscow.

With the addition, the latest Oct. 17 lineup includes:

  • Chan Sung Jung vs. Brian Ortega
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
  • Muslim Salikhov vs. Claudio Silva
  • Renato Moicano vs. Magomed Mustafaev
  • Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
  • Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
  • Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
  • Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl
  • Mounir Lazzez vs. David Zawada

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for November: A Nurmagomedov loses

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submission from November 2019.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from November 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for November.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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The Nominees

Joshua Pacio def. Rene Catalan at ONE Championship 102

[autotag]Joshua Pacio[/autotag] (18-3) earned his first ONE Championship flyweight title defense when he halted streaking challenger Rene Catalan (6-3) in the second round due to a slick choke.

Pacio finished Catalan with an arm-triangle choke midway through the second round. Before that, the champion displayed dominance in wearing Catalan down with strikes and grappling until he found the opening to finish the fight by submission.

David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC on ESPN+ 21

Despite entering his matchup against [autotag]David Zawada[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) as a sizable favorite according to the oddsmakers, Abubakar Nurmagomedov (15-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was submitted in the opening round.

The cousin of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abubakar, was surprised with Zawada’s submission skills in the welterweight bout. The underdog locked in a tight triangle choke from bottom position that caused Nurmagomedov to tap out and spoiling his anticipated octagon debut.

Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov at UFC on ESPN+ 21

A nasty eye poke couldn’t stop [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) from achieving victory against highly touted Russian prospect Roman Kopylov (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in their middleweight bout.

Despite taking a nasty poke from Kopylov in the fight, Roberson managed to finish the fight with a rear-naked choke. He overcame adversity and managed to wear down the previously unbeaten Kopylov until he took the back and locked in the choke deep enough to force the tap.

Randy Brown def. Warlley Alves at UFC on ESPN+ 22

[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) showed once again that he’s a future talent to watch in the welterweight division when he became the first man to submit Warlley Alves (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC).

The odds indicated an evenly matched fight coming in, and for much of the more than six minutes of action, it was. Brown proved to be more the more dangerous of the pair, though, locking in a triangle choke from bottom in the second. Alves tried to struggle, but he had to tap out in front of the fans in his native Brazil.

Ricardo Ramos def. Eduardo Garagorri at UFC on ESPN+ 22

[autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was successful in his move up to the featherweight division, defeating previously unbeaten opponent Eduardo Garagorri (13-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) inside the first round.

Ramos’ finishing ability clearly translated up from bantamweight, because he managed to quickly take Garagorri’s back from a standing position and work toward a rear-naked choke. Garagorri did his best to resist Ramos’ advances, but eventually they fell to the ground, the choke was sunk in deep and the fight was over.

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The Winner: David Zawada

With his back against the wall and his UFC career likely hanging in the balance, Zawada rose the occasion in a big way against Nurmagomedov.

After dropping consecutive fights in 2018 to begin his octagon tenure, Zawada took nearly a year away from competition before coming back at UFC on ESPN+ 21 in Moscow.

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He got no easy draw of opponent for his comeback in Nurmagomedov, either, but used the platform to make the most of the moment.

Zawada strangled Nurmagomedov into submission with a textbook triangle choke, putting himself back in the win column for the first time in 19 months and getting his hand raised under the UFC banner for the first time.

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