The Brazilian Athletic Commission has suspended 22 UFC fighters following last Wednesday’s ‘UFC Fight Night 28: Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader’ event, three of which could be suspended for as long as six-months.
While a bulk of the suspensions are for precautionary reasons and are just a standard practice, some of the competitors will need medical clearance before returning to action.
- Glover Teixeira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Ryan Bader: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Ronaldo Souza: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs x-ray on right foot
- Yushin Okami: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Joseph Benavidez: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Jussier Da Silva: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs x-ray on right foot
- Piotr Hallmann: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Francisco Trinaldo: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Rafael Natal: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Tor Troeng: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Ali Bagautinov: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Marcos Vinicius: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Edimilson Souza: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs surgery on right hand
- Felipe Arantes: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
- Lucas Martins: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Ramiro Hernandez: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
- Elias Silverio: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Joao Zeferino: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Ivan Jorge: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Keith Wisniewski: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact
- Sean Spencer: suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact
- Yuri Villefort: suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact