Posts Tagged ‘Medical’
Seven fighters from Saturday’s UFC 143 “Diaz vs. Condit” have been issued six-month medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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The list of walking wounded is lengthy following this past weekend’s UFC 143 event.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued medical suspensions to 15 of the event’s 22 fighters, according to a list of suspensions today emailed to MMAjunkie.com.
UFC 143 fighters Fabricio Werdum, Clifford Starks, Ed Herman, Edwin Figueroa, Matt Riddle, Henry Martinez and Michael Kuiper all could be out of action for up to six months due to ailments ranging from contusions to broken bones to a groin injury.
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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued mandatory medical suspensions to eight fighters from this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 2 event.
Main-card fighters Phil Davis and Chris Weidman were among the group, though no suspension lasts more than two months.
MMAjunkie.com today obtained the suspensions from state officials.
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MMA fans are perhaps understandably up in arms over former welterweight Anthony Johnson’s failed attempt to make weight for his first middleweight fight.
But in addition to a 20 percent fine, Johnson isn’t allowed to rehydrate to more than 205 pounds for tonight’s UFC 142 co-headliner with Vitor Belfort.
In our latest “Medical Beat” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains how “Rumble’s” stumble underscores larger weigh-cutting issues in MMA.
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The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued mandatory medical
suspensions to 10 fighters from this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event.
Four of them – middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, Tarec Saffiedine, Tyler Stinson and James Terry – could be out of action up to six months because of the
suspensions.
NSAC officials today emailed the list of official suspensions to MMAjunkie.com.
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Four fighters from Saturday’s UFC 141 have been handed potential six-month medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued mandatory medical suspensions to twelve fighters from this past weekend’s UFC 141 event.
Four of them – Brock Lesnar, Nate Diaz, Vladimir Matyushenko and Manny Gamburyan – could be out of action up to six months because of the suspensions.
NSAC officials today emailed the list of official suspensions to MMAjunkie.com.
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UFC fighters aren’t the only ones with accident insurance these days.
Six months after the UFC parent company announced a program to cover
athletes outside the cage, a Tennessee-based insurance company offers a
plan that costs a little over $20 a month.
Fighters are not only covered out-of-competition but are eligible to
receive compensation for injuries suffered during fights and get a
$100,000 life insurance policy, according to Jeremy Augusta, CEO of
Combat Sports Insurance.
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Four fighters from this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal” event now face indefinite medical suspensions.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and received the list of suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission.
Headliner Jorge Masvidal, main-card fighters Jorge Masvidal and Billy Evangelista, and prelim fighter Devin Cole all face indefinite suspensions.
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Seven fighters – including main-card competitors Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Tito Ortiz and Mark Hominick – received 60-day medical suspensions following Saturday’s UFC 140 event.
MMAjunkie.com today obtained the list of suspensions from the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services.
All fighters from the Dec. 10 card received suspensions of at least 14 days.
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