The medical suspensions for all fighters who competed at last month’s UFC 261 PPV event have arrived. In the main event of UFC 261, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by second-round KO, giving him his fourth consecutive title defense. The medical suspensions are courtesy of the Florida Athletic Commission and were first posted by MMA Junkie.
UFC 261 medical suspensions
Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by knockout (Round 2, 1:02)
- Masvidal suspended 60 days
- Usman not facing suspension
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Rose Namajunas defeated Weili Zhang by knockout (Round 1, 1:18)
- Zhang suspended 60 days
- Namajunas not facing suspension
Valentina Shevchenko defeated Jessica Andrade by TKO (Round 2, 3:19)
- Andrade suspended 30 days
- Shevchenko not facing suspension
Uriah Hall defeated Chris Weidman by TKO (Round 1, 0:17)
- Weidman suspended 180 days and requires clearance by orthopedic doctor
- Hall not facing suspension
Anthony Smith defeated Jimmy Crute by TKO (Round 1, 5:00)
- Crute suspended 60 days and requires clearance by orthopedic doctor
- Smith not facing suspension
Randy Brown defeated Alex Oliveira by Submission (Rear-naked choke, Round 1, 2:50)
- Oliveira suspended 30 days
- Brown not facing suspension
Dwight Grant defeated Stefan Sekulic by split decision
- Grant suspended 180 days
- Sekulic not facing suspension
Brendan Allen defeated Karl Roberson by Submission (Heel-hook)
- Roberson suspended indefinitely, negative MRI required or 180 day suspension
- Allen suspended 30 days
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Pat Sabatini defeated Tristan Connelly by unanimous decision
- Sabatini suspended 180 days, X-ray/MRI clearance required for right thumb/hand
- Connelly not facing suspension
Danaa Batgerel defeated Kevin Natividad by TKO (Round 1, :50)
- Natividad suspended 45 days
- Batgerel not facing suspension
Kazula Vargas defeated Zhu Rong by unanimous decision
- Rong suspended 180 days
- Vargas suspended 180 days
Jeffrey Molina defeated Aoriqileng by unanimous decision
- Molina suspended 15 days
- Aoriqileng suspended 60 days, CT scan clearance required for head and face.
Ariane Carnelossi defeated Na Liang by TKO (Round 2, 1:28)
- Liang suspended 180 days
- Carnelossi not facing suspension
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