Three fighters are facing 180-day suspensions as a result of UFC on ESPN 12 – but neither of the card’s headliners is among them.
On Tuesday, MMA Junkie acquired a full list of UFC on ESPN 12 medical suspensions from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspensions if cleared by a doctor.
Despite a back-and-forth battle for 25 minutes, [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] and [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] walked away relatively unscathed. Both men received a 60-day suspension due to a “tough fight.”
The three fighters facing the longest suspensions are [autotag]Gian Villante[/autotag], [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag], and [autotag]Khama Worthy[/autotag]. All three combatants were handed potential six-month terms due to various injuries.
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Villante suffered a hand injury in his main card loss to [autotag]Maurice Greene[/autotag], right after Allen sustained injuries to his nose and eye against [autotag]Kyle Daukaus[/autotag]. Allen’s manager, Brian Butler, revealed the extent of his fighter’s injuries in a post on Sunday. As for Worthy, the promotional sophomore injured both his knee and hand in a win over [autotag]Luis Pena[/autotag], according to the medical report.
The full list of UFC on ESPN 12 medical suspensions include:
- Dustin Poirier: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a “tough fight”
- Dan Hooker: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a “tough fight”
- [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days or until left eyebrow lacerations are cleared by a doctor
- [autotag]Mickey Gall[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
- Maurice Greene: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to left cheek laceration
- Gian Villante: Suspended 180 days or until left hand x-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
- Brendan Allen: Suspended 180 days or until left orbital, nasal, and sinus fractures are cleared by an ear, nose, and throat doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
- Kyle Daukaus: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to eyebrow laceration
- [autotag]Takashi Sato[/autotag]: No suspension
- [autotag]Jason Witt[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
- [autotag]Julian Erosa[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to left eye laceration
- [autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
- Khama Worthy: Suspended 180 days or until right ankle x-ray and left knee MRI are cleared by an orthopedic doctor.
- Luis Pena: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
- [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]: No suspension
- [autotag]Philipe Lins[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
- [autotag]Kay Hansen[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days, or until left eye laceration is cleared by a doctor
- [autotag]Jinh Yu Frey[/autotag]: No suspension
- [autotag]Youssef Zalal[/autotag]: No suspension
- [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag]: No suspension
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