UFC 248 Medical Suspensions
UFC 248 went down this past weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. But while Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero headlined the card, it was the co-main event between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk that stole the show.
On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) released the medical suspensions for UFC 248. And not surprisingly, both Zhang and Jedrzejczyk were both on the list of fighters who received suspensions. After going to war for 25 minutes, both women have been suspended for two months, with no contact until April 22nd.
On the night, it was Zhang who had her hand raised, winning via split decision. And in doing so, defended her strawweight title. Both the champion and former champion were taken to hospital immediately after the fight. Although both were released without any many injuries diagnosed.
Despite the main event being a lot less eventful than the co-main event, Adesanya received a minimum suspension of almost two months. And although he retained his middleweight title by way of unanimous decision, ‘The Last Stylebender’ is required to have both his feet x-rayed, with a potential longer suspension, depending on the results.
His opponent, Romero, finished the fight with his right leg looking in a terrible state. Despite this, it would appear that ‘The Soldier Of God’ only received a mandatory seven day rest period.
Here are the full medical suspensions from UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero (via MMA Junkie):
Israel Adesanya: Needs X-rays of both feet. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until April 9th; minimum suspension no contact until April 29th.
Zhang Weili: Suspended until May 5th; no contact until April 22nd.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: Suspended until May 5th; no contact until April 22nd.
Beneil Dariush: Needs MRI on right knee. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until April 9th.
Drakkar Klose: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Li Jingliang: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Alex Oliveira: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Max Griffin: Needs MRI on left shoulder. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until September 4th; minimum suspension with no contact until April 7th.
Sean O’Malley: Needs X-ray on left foot. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until September 4th; minimum suspension with no contact until April 7th.
Jose Quinonez: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Mark Madsen: Needs X-ray on left foot. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until September 4th; minimum suspension with no contact until April 7th.
Rodolfo Vieira: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Gerald Meerschaert: Needs X-ray on left ankle. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until September 4th; minimum suspension with no contact until April 7th.
Deron Winn: Suspended until April 7th; no contact until March 29th.
Giga Chikadze: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Danaa Batgerel: Needs X-ray on right foot. If injury discovered, must have doctor’s clearance or no contact until September 4th; minimum suspension with no contact until April 7th.
Guido Cannetti: Suspended until April 22nd; no contact until April 7th.
Those not listed above, received a mandatory seven day rest period. While it may have raised a few eyebrows when it was announced that Romero didn’t receive a longer suspension from Adesanya’s leg kicks, the 42 year old has just posted a video of him already running on his leg.
The length of the medical suspensions are just precautionary in many cases. Fighters are able to return earlier if they receive medical clearance.
You can see the full results UFC 248 here, check out how the MMA world reacted to the card here, and find our post fight videos page here.
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