Strikeforce’s Grand-Prix final event on Saturday night took it’s toll on it’s participants with a number of fighters now facing the possibility of up to six months sitting on the sidelines due to the injuries they sustained.
As we reported at the weekend, both heavyweight GP finalists Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett fractured their hands in the first round of their fight which sees them medically suspended for six months, though a doctor can clear them earlier.
The injury prone Josh Thomson came off even worse however – he’s dealing with both a left knee and right hand fracture.
Others facing 180 days include JZ Cavalcante (left shoulder ligament damage), Yuri Villefort (right knee) and Bobby Green (broken finger).
See the full suspension list below.
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Daniel Cormier: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible right second-finger fracture and 60 days unless cleared by a physician for left eyelid laceration.
Josh Barnett: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible left hand fracture and 60 days unless cleared by a physician for multiple facial lacerations.
Josh Thomson: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible left knee fracture and possible right hand fracture.
Isaac Valle-Flagg: Suspended for 60 days, but can be cleared by a physician for a one-inch laceration for right south orbital area.
Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible left shoulder ligament injury.
Virgil Zwicker: Suspended 30 days for a hard bout and 180 days for a possible left middle finger fracture, but can be cleared by a physician.
Yuri Villefort: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible right knee ligament injury.
Bobby Green: Suspended for 180 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible third finger fracture on left hand.
James Terry: Suspended for 60 days, but can be cleared by a physician for possible nasal fracture and laceration.
