Amongst the notable fighters listed on the UFC 181 medical suspensions list is injury-prone lightweight champion Anthony Pettis who had a suspected broken hand following his victory against Gilbert Melendez on Saturday night.
However, Pettis himself has since confirmed on Twitter that “my hand is fine!”. Given that he’d spent 16 months out prior to his fight at the weekend that will no doubt come as a relief to the UFC.
Two other main card fighters will be sitting out for up to six months though with Abel Trujillo suffering a fractured nose during his loss to Tony Ferguson, while Francisco Rivera has damage to his left eye following an inadvertent eye-poke by Urijah Faber.
See the full UFC 181 medical suspension list below.
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Johny Hendricks: Suspended until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28.
Anthony Pettis: Must have left hand X-rayed; if positive, then needs clearance by a doctor or no contest until June 6.
Brendan Schaub: Suspended until Feb. 5 with no contact until Jan. 21 for upper lip laceration.
Todd Duffee: Suspended until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28 for forehead laceration.
Anthony Hamilton: Suspended until Jan. 21 with no contact until Jan. 6 for forehead laceration.
Tony Ferguson: Suspended until Jan. 21 with no contact until Jan. 6 for forehead laceration.
Abel Trujillo: Must have fractured nose cleared by doctor or no contest until June 6.
Francisco Rivera: Must have left eye abrasion cleared by an ophthalmologist or no contest until June 6.
Eddie Gordon: Must have a post-concussive clearance from a neurologist or sports medicine doctor prior to starting contact training. Minimum suspension until March 7 with no contact until Feb. 5.
Raquel Pennington: Suspended until Jan. 21 with no contact until Dec. 28 for forehead laceration.
Sergio Pettis: Suspended until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28.
Matt Hobar: Suspended until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28 for left eye hematoma.
Clay Collard: Must have left forearm cleared by an orthopedic doctor or no contest until June 6. Minimum suspension until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28.
Alex White: Suspended until Jan. 6 with no contact until Dec. 28 for left eyebrow laceration.
