UFC on ESPN+ 23 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar could face six-month term after TKO

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UFC on ESPN+ 23 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar could face six-month term after TKO

Six fighters are looking at potential six-month medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 23, including former champion Frankie Edgar, who lost in the main event.

Edgar’s (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC) first-round TKO defeat to Chan Sung Jung (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in this past weekend’s featherweight headliner led to an orbital injury that resulted in a 180-day suspension for “The Answer,” unless he receives clearance from a specialist beforehand.

MMA Junkie today obtained the full medical suspension report from UFC on ESPN+ 23, which went down at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.

Check it out below.

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  • Chan Sung Jung: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Frankie Edgar: Suspended 180 days for right orbital injury (requires clearance from oral and maxillofacial doctor); 60 days mandatory rest and 45 days of no contact
  • Volkan Oezdemir: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
    def. Aleksandar Rakic: Suspended 180 days for left shin hematoma (requires clearance from primary care physician); 30 days mandatory rest
  • Charles Jourdain: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days no contact
    def. Dooho Choi: Suspended 180 days for TKO loss and left wrist injury (requires clearance from orthopedic doctor); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
  • Da Un Jung: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Mike Rodriguez: Suspended 180 days (requires clearance form dentist); 45 days mandatory rest and 30 days of no contact
  • Jun Yong Park: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Marc-Andre Barriault: Suspended 30 days for nasal laceration; 21 days of no contact
  • Kyung Ho Kang: Suspended 30 days for left brow laceration; 21 days of no contact
    def. Liu Pingyuan: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration; 21 days of no contact
  • Ciryl Gane: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Tanner Boser: Suspended 45 days for right eyelid laceration and hard bout;; 30 days of no contact
  • Seungwoo Choi: $3,500
    def. Suman Mokhtarian: $3,500
  • Omar Morales: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Dong Hyun Ma: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
  • Alexandre Pantoja: Suspended 30 days for right shoulder pain; 21 days of no contact
    def. Matt Schnell: Suspended 60 days for knockout loss; 30 days of no contact
  • Raoni Barcelos: 30 days mandatory rest for hard bout; 21 days of no contact
    def. Said Nurmagomedov: Suspended 30 days for right knee pain; 21 days of no contact
  • Amanda Lemos: 7-day mandatory rest
    def. Miranda Granger: 7-day mandatory rest
  • Heili Alateng: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact
    def. Ryan Benoit: Suspended 180 days for right foot injury (requires X-ray clearance); 30 days mandatory rest and 21 days of no contact

UFC on ESPN+ 23 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar could face six-month term after TKO