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