UFC 190 medical suspensions: Claudia Gadelha among five with potentially long terms

Claudia Gadelha

Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA), MMA’s regulatory body in Brazil, has issued medical suspensions to fighters from this past weekend’s UFC 190, and five face lengthy terms.

MMAjunkie today obtained the list of suspensions from CABMMA, which oversaw Saturday’s pay-per-view event at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Although CABMMA issues minimum 14-day suspensions to all competitors, 21 of the 26 fighters from UFC 190 received longer terms.

Most notably, Claudia Gadelha (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Jessica Aguilar (19-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who fought to open the main card, could be out as long as 180 days. Gadelha beat Aguilar in a unanimous decision to set up a title fight rematch with women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzeczyk. Gadelha will need to have her left hand cleared by a doctor, or she’ll be out six months. Aguilar needs an x-ray on her nose done before she will be cleared.

Three other fighters have potential six-month terms. Patrick Cummins (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who beat Rafael Cavalcante (12-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a TKO on the prelims, could be out six months with a fractured nose. Cavalcante was given 90-day suspension with 60 days of no contact. And Reginaldo Vieira (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Dileno Lopes (18-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who fought in the “TUF: Brazil 4″ lightweight final, have six-month suspensions unless cleared ahead of time.

Aside from the six-month terms, CABMMA doesn’t give the reasoning for the individual suspensions, though fighters who suffer knockout losses or take part in especially grueling bouts usually get longer terms.

The full list of UFC Fight night 67 medical suspensions includes:

• Ronda Rousey: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Bethe Correia: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Mauricio Rua: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Glaico Franca: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Fernando Bruno: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Reginaldo Vieira: Suspended 180 days unless nose is cleared.
• Dileno Lopes: Suspended 180 days unless fractured nose is cleared.
• Stefan Struve: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days.
• Antonio Silva: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Soa Palelei: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 180 days unless left hand is cleared.
• Jessica Aguilar: Suspended 180 days unless nose is cleared.
• Demian Maia: Suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days.
• Neil Magny: Suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days.
• Patrick Cummins: Suspended 180 days unless fractured nose is cleared.
• Rafael Cavalcante: Suspended 90 days with no contact for 60 days.
• Warlley Alves: Suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days.
• Nordine Taleb: Suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days.
• Iuri Alcantara: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Leandro Issa: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Vitor Miranda: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Clint Hester: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Guido Cannetti: Suspended 14 days with no contact for seven days.
• Hugo Viana: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.

For complete coverage of UFC 190, check out the UFC Events section of the site.