UFC Fight Night 50 & 51 medical suspensions

By Chris Taylor - September 16, 2014

Ronaldo Jacare Souza

The medical suspensions from both UFC Fight Night 50 and UFC Fight Night 51 were obtained by MMAJUNKIE earlier today.

According to the report, UFC Fight Night 50 headliner Ronaldo Souza has been suspended indefinitely, pending medical clearance for the injured right hand he sustained in his win over Gegard Mousasi.

Here is the full list of medical suspension from UFC Fight Night 50:

Ronaldo Souza: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of right hand
Ben Rothwell: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of right forearm
Derrick Lewis: Suspended minimum of 60 days and requires new CT scan and neurological clearance
Michael Chiesa: Suspended 60 days for laceration
Charles Oliveira: Suspended minimum of 30 days and requires primary care clearance with explanation of treatment
John Moraga: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of left elbow
Al Iaquinta: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of right knee and right hip
Rodrigo Damm: Suspended minimum of 60 days and requires neurological clearance
Tateki Matsuda: Suspended 30 days for laceration
Chris Beal: Suspended minimum of 60 days and requires orthopedic clearance of facial bones
Chas Skelly: Suspended indefinitely, requires orthopedic clearance of right hand and foot

As for this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 51 event in Brazil, main event winner Andrei Arlovski could be out 6 months due to a wrist injury. The full medical suspensions list for UFC Fight Night 51 is as follows:

Andrei Arlovski: Suspended 180 days pending wrist x-ray
Antonio Silva: suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Gleison Tibau: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Piotr Hallmann: Suspended 180 days pending clearance of jaw
Leonardo Santos: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Efrain Escudero: Suspended 180 days pending clearance of knee
Wendell Oliveira: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Iuri Alcantara: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Russell Doane: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
George Sullivan: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Igor Araujo: suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Francisco Trinaldo: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Leandro Silva: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Paulo Thiago: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days

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