UFC 157 Medical Suspensions Report: Hendo, Neer, Schaub Top List | UFC NEWS

All fighters from the UFC 157 event that took place on February 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California received medical suspensions with Dan Henderson receiving a six-month suspension.
Henderson who lost to Lyoto Machida by split decision, can shorten his suspension if he can get a physician to clear his right hand. Machida earned a shot at the Light Heavyweight title with the win was given just the precautionary seven-day suspension.
Other notables, Josh Koscheck was given a mandatory 45-day suspension with 30-days no contact due to his TKO loss at the hands of Robbie Lawler. He could be out for up to six-month total unless he can get a physician to clear his right rotator cuff injury.
Brendan Schaub, Dennis Bermudez and Yuri Villefort were all given 60-day suspensions, but can have them shortened with a physician’s clearance.
The UFC 157 event was highlighted by the Main Event with women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey defended her title with a first-round arm-bar submission over Liz Carmouche. Both Rousey and Carmouche were also given the precautionary seven-day suspension.
The full list of UFC 157 medical suspensions is as follows:
- Ronda Rousey: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Liz Carmouche: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Lyoto Machida: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Dan Henderson: six-month suspension unless cleared by physician for possible right hand fracture
- Urijah Faber: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Ivan Menjivar: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Court McGee: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Josh Neer: six-month suspension unless cleared by physician for possible nasal fracture
- Robbie Lawler: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Josh Koscheck: 45-day suspension, 30 days no contact; in addition, six-month suspension unless cleared by doctor for possible right rotator cuff injury
- Brendan Schaub: 60-day suspension unless cleared by physician for upper lip laceration
- Lavar Johnson: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Mike Chiesa: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Anton Kuivanen: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Dennis Bermudez: 60-day suspension unless cleared by physician for left eyebrow laceration
- Matt Grice: 45-day suspension with 30 days no contact; in addition, 60-day suspension unless cleared by physician for front scalp laceration
- Sam Stout: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Caros Fodor: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Kenny Robertson: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Brock Jardine: six-month suspension unless cleared by physician for left thigh injury
- Neil Magny: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Jon Manley: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Nah-Shon Burrell: seven-day minimum suspension (precautionary)
- Yuri Villefort: 60-day suspension unless cleared by physician
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Hendo broke his hand? Either Lyoto just showed he can take a punch or Hendo broke it punching the lockerroom wall.
Lyoto took a solid right. Don’t remember which round though.
It was the first. One of the first shots of the fight, it sucks to think he might have broken his hand so soon.