A complete of three fighters are going through indefinite medical suspensions after UFC Atlanta this previous Saturday evening.
On Tuesday, the Georgia Athletic and Leisure Fee confirmed the medical suspensions handed down from the cardboard in Atlanta, which included Miranda Maverick receiving an indefinite layoff after she revealed that she suffered a torn ACL in her knee through the battle in opposition to Rose Namajunas.
Following the occasion, Maverick defined how the damage truly occurred within the second spherical however her knee buckled and gave out throughout an trade within the third when Namajunas was credited with a knockdown.
“I by no means received dropped, however I used to be unstable on my legs in order quickly as I received hit within the third spherical my leg buckled,” Maverick mentioned on Instagram. “I’m blessed I used to be capable of make it to the top of the battle and I’m honored that I received to share the cage with the legend Rose Namajunas.”
Sometimes, ACL accidents like this one require surgical procedure and Maverick might be taking a look at a 12 months out of motion after she recovers. Because of this, she was suspended indefinitely, which implies she must get a physician’s clearance earlier than competing once more.
The identical goes Edmen Shahbazyan, who obtained an indefinite suspension or as much as 180 days except he’s cleared by a physician. The fee didn’t reveal the character of the potential damage however Shahbazyan has to obtain clearance earlier than he’s allowed to compete once more.
Alonzo Menifield was the third fighter to obtain that very same indefinite suspension or as much as 180 days after his hard-fought victory over Oumar Sy on the primary card.
Listed below are the complete medical suspension from UFC Atlanta:
Kamaru Usman: 7 day suspension
Joaquin Buckley: 21 day suspension
Rose Namajunas: 21 day suspension
Miranda Maverick: Indefinite suspension or 180 days till cleared by physician
Edmen Shahbazyan: Indefinite suspension or 180 days till cleared by physician
Andre Petroski: 14 day suspension
Raoni Barcelos: 30 day suspension
Cody Garbrandt: 30 day suspension
Mansur Abdul-Malik: 30 day suspension
Cody Brundage: 45 day suspension
Alonzo Menifield: Indefinite suspension or 180 days till cleared by physician
Oumar Sy: 21 day suspension
Rodolfo Bellato: 30 day suspension
Paul Craig: 7 day suspension
Michael Chiesa: 7 day suspension
Courtroom McGee: 30 day suspension
Malcolm Wellmaker: 7 day suspension
Kris Moutinho: 60 day suspension
Jose Ochoa: 30 day suspension
Cody Durden: 60 day suspension
Ricky Simon: 14 day suspension
Cameron Smotherman: 21 day suspension
Phil Rowe: 30 day suspension
Ange Loosa: 45 day suspension
Jamey-Lyn Horth: 7 day suspension
Vanessa Demopoulos: 30 day suspension
