Tag: Tagir Ulanbekov

Tagir Ulanbekov credits Umar Nurmagomedov for quick submission win at UFC Fight Night 214

For Tagir Ulanbekov, iron sharpened iron while he trained with Umar Nurmagomedov ahead of UFC Fight Night 214.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] believes things went smoothly against Nate Maness thanks to his preparation with [autotag]Umar Nurmagomedov[/autotag].

The UFC flyweight says Nurmagomedov played a crucial role in getting him ready for Saturday’s bout at UFC Fight Night 214. And it’s not only because Nurmagomedov is a quality fighter but also because Nurmagomedov himself had fought Maness in his most recent outing.

“Umar and I have been training together for about 10 years at this point,” Ulanbekov told reporters afterward. “When we get together in the cage for practices, we spar really, really hard, and we go way harder than what you saw today. So what he did was he helped me with my game plan. He fought this guy before, so he kind of told me what’s going to work against him and what’s not. If it wasn’t for him, it be much harder to prepare.”

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With the win, Ulanbekov was able to bounce back from his defeat to Tim Elliott back at UFC 272 in March. He’s 3-1 since joining the promotion in 2020.

You can watch Ulanbekov’s full post-fight interview in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 214.

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UFC Fight Night 214 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Main event combines for $12,000

UFC Fight Night 214 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 214 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $126,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 214 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 214 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag]: $21,000
[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Shayilan Nuerdanbieke[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]: $4,500
[autotag]Nate Maness[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Mark Madsen[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Shanna Young[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Mario Bautista[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Benito Lopez[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Polyana Viana[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Jinh Yu Frey[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Johnny Munoz[/autotag]: $4,50
def. [autotag]Liudvik Sholinian[/autotag]: $4,0000

[autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Carlos Candelario[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tamires Vidal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Ramona Pascual[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2147 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2141 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,222,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $13,399,500

UFC Fight Night 214 video: Tagir Ulanbekov spoils Nate Maness’ flyweight debut with standing choke

Tagir Ulanbekov latched onto Nate Maness’ neck and wouldn’t let go until his hand was raised at UFC Fight Night 214.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] picked up his most impressive octagon victory to date on Saturday when he submitted [autotag]Nate Maness[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 214.

Ulanbekov (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who is a part of American Kickboxing Academy and trains under Khabib Nurmagomedov, wasted no time chasing down the grappling in his flyweight bout with Maness (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex.

Ulanbekov didn’t wait to get the fight to the ground to go for the submission. He latched on to a standing guillotine choke on Maness’ neck and wrenched his way to the tap at the 2:11 mark of Round 1.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

Ulanbekov said he was thrilled to get his hand raised when speaking after the fight, but capped off his interview with a clear message to UFC president Dana White.

“Hey Dana, give me my $50,000,” Ulanbekov said in his post-fight interview with his teammate Daniel Cormier.

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 214 include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 214.

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UFC Fight Night 214 predictions: Is anyone picking Amanda Lemos to upset Marina Rodriguez?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 214 main card, which features Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos.

Rodriguez
vs.
Lemos		 Magny
vs.
Rodriguez		 Parisian
vs.
Sherman		 Maness
vs.
Ulanbekov		 Dawson
vs.
Madsen
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
173-103		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez
(74%)		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez
(60%)		 parisian2022
Parisian
(60%)		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov
(57%)		 dawson2022
Dawson
(56%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
186-95
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
179-102		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 parisian2022
Parisian		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
178-103		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 parisian2022
Parisian		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
175-106		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
173-108
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 dawson2022
Dawson
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
171-110		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 magny2022
Magny		 parisian2022
Parisian		 maness2022
Maness		 madsen2022
Madsen
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
171-110		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
165-116
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 parisian2022
Parisian		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
Nolan King
@mma_kings
164-117		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
157-124		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 drodriguez2022
D. Rodriugez		 sherman2022
Sherman		 maness2022
Maness		 madsen2022
Madsen
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
138-143		 mrodriguez2022
M. Rodriguez		 magny2022
Magny		 sherman2022
Sherman		 ulanbekov2022
Ulanbekov		 madsen2022
Madsen

The UFC stays on its Las Vegas home turf this week with a pair of women’s strawweight contenders at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 214 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag] (16-1-2 MMA, 6-1-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] (12-2-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 115 pounds. Rodriguez is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Lemos is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are going with Rodriguez unanimously.

In the co-feature, perennial welterweight contender [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] (26-10 MMA, 19-8 UFC) takes on [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC). Magny is a slight favorite at -125, but our staff members are going with Rodriguez at a hefty 9-2 clip.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Josh Parisian[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] (16-10 MMA, 4-9 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Sherman is a slight favorite at -140, and he has a 7-4 lead in the picks.

[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is more than a 2-1 favorite in his flyweight bout against [autotag]Nate Maness[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and has a big 9-2 picks lead.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] (18-1-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC) is a -220 favorite in his lightweight bout against the unbeaten [autotag]Mark Madsen[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC). But despite that, our staff pickers are bucking the odds and have Madsen near unanimous at 10-1.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Marina Rodriguez (74 percent), Daniel Rodriguez (60 percent), Parisian (59 percent), Ulanbekov (57 percent) and Dawson (56 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 214.

Tagir Ulanbekov to use Umar Nurmagomedov’s ‘blueprint’ to beat Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night 214

Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov’s teammate defeated Nate Maness in his last outing, and plans to use a similar approach at UFC Fight Night 214.

LAS VEGAS – UFC flyweight [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] may be entering his upcoming bout with a number of advantages over his opponent.

Ulanbekov (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) welcomes Nate Maness to the flyweight division on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 214 inside the UFC Apex. It’s an opponent he’s very familiar with because his teammate, Umar Nurmagomedov, was the last man to face him. Nurmagomedov defeated Maness (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in June, and Ulanbekov plans to follow the same path his teammate traveled.

“Nate is a very tough opponent, he’s very strong, but we already have a blueprint on how to beat him,” Ulanbekov told reporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s media day. “My teammate Umar, we have a tape on him how to do it exactly. We have a gameplan. I’m just going to do what my teammate did and get my hand raised.”

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Just getting to the fight is a bit of a question for Ulanbekov’s opponent as he will be making the cut to flyweight for the first time. Maness fought four times in the bantamweight division before deciding to drop down a weight class.

“If this is the first time he’s making flyweight, and I’m not sure if he is, this is a different division,” Ulanbekov said. “First of all, his first fight is going to be weight cut. If he gets through that fight and recovers well, good for him. The second fight is going to be me standing across the octagon looking him right in the face, in his eyes.”

Both fighters will be looking to rebound from a loss in their last outing. Ulanbekov won his first two fights under the UFC banner with decision wins over Bruno Silva and Allan Nascimento, before ending up on the wrong end of the scorecards against Tim Elliott. The loss snapped a five-fight win streak, but he hopes to start another run with a win over Maness.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 214.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 20-26)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Dec. 20-26.

UFC 267 medical suspensions: Glover Teixeira among six facing potential six-month terms

Six fighters were suspended for 180 days due to injuries sustained in Abu Dhabi.

Glover Teixeira lived out a championship dream at UFC 267, but it came with a price.

After the UFC light heavyweight title was wrapped around his waist for the first time, a goal he’d chased for two decades, Teixeira was handed a six-month suspension by the commissioning regulatory body for a right shoulder injury.

MMA Junkie obtained a list of medical suspensions Tuesday from MixedMartialArts.com, the official record keeper of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC).

UFC 267 took place Saturday, Oct. 30 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

Teixeira wasn’t the only one handed a potential 180-day suspension. Preliminary card fighters Albert Duraev, Benoit St-Denis, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and Allan Nascimento were also given six-month terms.

Scroll below to see a complete list of UFC 267 suspensions below. It’s important to note fighters can become eligible to return to competition prior to suspension completion if they are cleared by a physician.

UFC 267 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jan Blachowicz gets biggest bag at $42,000

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 267 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,000.

ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 267 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 267 took place at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island. The card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC 267 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Khamzat Chimaev[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Li Jingliang[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Amanda Ribas[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Albert Duraev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Roman Kopylov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Shamil Gamzatov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Andre Petroski[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hu Yaozong[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Allan Nascimento[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $4,787,000
Program-to-date total: $4,787,000

Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Tagir Ulanbekov to fight Tyson Nam at UFC event on June 19

A flyweight fight has been added to the UFC lineup on June 19.

A flyweight fight has been added to the UFC lineup on June 19.

Hawaii’s [autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag] and Russia’s [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] will square off at the UFC Fight Night event, which doesn’t currently have a confirmed location or venue.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking Wednesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Nam (20-12-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) lost a split decision to Matt Schnell in January that snapped a two-fight winning streak. Both of his back-to-back victories in that stretch ended by knockout inside the first two rounds.

A teammate and friend of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ulanbekov (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) debuted triumphantly in October when he defeated Bruno Silva via unanimous decision. The 29-year-old is currently carrying a four-fight winning streak into his sophomore promotional outing.

With the addition to the card, the June 19 event now includes:

  • Matt Brown vs. Dhiego Lima
  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murata
  • Roque Martinez vs. Josh Parisian
  • Bruno Silva vs. Wellington Turman
  • Julian Erosa vs. Seung Woo Choi
  • Casey O’Neill vs. Lara Procopio
  • Tyson Nam vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

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UFC on ESPN+ 37 medical suspensions: Cory Sandhagen’s win comes with a potential cost

Cory Sandhagen was victorious in the UFC on ESPN+ 37 main event, but his win came at a cost.

[autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] was victorious in the UFC on ESPN+ 37 main event, but his win came at a cost.

Taking on fellow top bantamweight contender [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] on Saturday, Sandhagen (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) picked up a second-round TKO via a spinning wheel kick and punches. Against Moraes (23-7-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC), however, Sandhagen sustained an eye injury that could put him out of action for 180 days.

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

Also receiving potential six-month suspensions are [autotag]Tom Breese[/autotag], [autotag]Rodrigo Nascimento[/autotag], [autotag]Impa Kasanganay[/autotag], [autotag]Tony Kelley[/autotag], and [autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag] for injuries suffered in their fights Saturday.

UFC on ESPN+ 37 took place at Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The event streamed on ESPN+.

Below is the full list of UFC on ESPN+ 37 medical suspensions:

  • Cory Sandhagen: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by an ophthalmologist; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • Marlon Moraes: Suspended 45 days for TKO with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for “hard bout” with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for a right eyebrow laceration with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Markus Perez[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days for a knockout with no contact for 45 days.
  • [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Alan Baudot[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for TKO with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • Tom Breese: Suspended 180 days or until right knee MRI and left tibia/fibula x-rays are cleared by a doctor; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]K.B. Bhullar[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for TKO with no contact for 30 days.
  • [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • Rodrigo Nascimento: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by an ophthalmologist; Also suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days for right scalp laceration.
  • [autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • Impa Kasanganay: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by an ophthalmologist; Also suspended 60 days for knockout with no contact for 45 days.
  • Tony Kelley: Suspended 180 days or until right elbow MRI is and right tibia/fibula x-ray are cleared by doctor; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Ali Alqaisi[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • Omar Morales: Suspended 180 days or until right elbow MRI, left tibia/fibula X-ray, and left ankle X-ray are cleared by a doctor; Also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Tracy Cortez[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Stephanie Egger[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
  • [autotag]Bruno Silva[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for right eyebrow laceration with no contact for 21 days.

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