UFC Fight Night 37 Medical Suspensions

Following this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 37 event a number of fighters face a potentially lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injuries they picked up in the Octagon.

The list includes defeated main event fighter Jimi Manuwa who could be out for up to six months due to suspected fractures to his thumbs and right finger.

Michael Johnson has a suspected broken hand, Brad Pickett a neck issue and Gunnar Nelson a knee injury that’s also resulted in them being handed a six month suspension, though a doctor could clear then earlier than that.

See the full list of injuries resulting from the event below.

Louis Gaudinot: 7 days mandatory rest period
Phil Harris: 7 days mandatory rest period

Danny Mitchell: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Igor Araujo: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact

Claudio Da Silva: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Brad Scott: 180 days or MRI clearance of right shoulder

Mats Nilson: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Luke Barnatt: 7 days mandatory rest period

Ilir Latifi: 7 days mandatory rest period
Cyrille Diabate: 7 days mandatory rest period

Omahi Arkmedov: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Gunnar Nelson: 180 days or MRI clearance of left knee

Brad Pickett: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contest
Brad Pickett: 180 days or MRI clearance of neck
Neil Seery: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact

Melvin Guillard: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Michael Johnson: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Michael Johnson: 180 days or X-ray clearance of left hand

Jimi Manuwa: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact
Jimi Manuwa: 180 days or ortho. clearance of both thumbs, right finger
Alexander Gustafsson: 30 days no fight, 21 days no contact

Danny is 26 years old and hails from Rochester, NY. He's been training in MMA for the last two years and whether it's the UFC ,One FC, Bellator or a number of other smaller shows he's always happy to settle down to watch some fistic fireworks.