Bisping Out 60 Days After UFC Shanghai
Following his second stoppage loss in under a month, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping highlighted a list of 15 fighters to receive extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of UFC Shanghai.
The UFC, which self-regulated the overseas event, released the show’s finalized medical suspension report Tuesday to ABC record keeper mixedmartialarts.com.
Just three weeks after his submission setback to Georges St-Pierre, Bisping fell in a first-round knockout loss at the hands of Kelvin Gastelum in UFC Shaghai’s main event. As a result of damage sustained in the contest, Bisping will be forced to sit out 60 days before returning to active competition, per UFC officials.
Notably, that suspension window ends early enough to allow to Bisping hold his retirement fight on March 17 at UFC London.
Four other fighters joined Bisping in receiving potential medial suspensions lasting longer than two months. Those fighters are: Zak Ottow (180 days, right hand), Song Yadong (180 days, right foot), Shamil Abdurakhimov (180 days, left thumb), and Gina Mazany (180 days, left toe).
UFC Shanghai took place Nov. 25, 2017 at Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
A complete list of UFC Shanghai’s medical suspensions can be seen below.
Zak Ottow: Suspended 180 days or requires clearance on right hand by orthopedic doctor; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Song Yadong: Suspended 180 days or requires clearance on right foot by orthopedic doctor; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Shamil Abdurakhimov: Suspended 180 days or requires clearance on left thumb by orthopedic doctor; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Gina Mazany: Suspended 180 days or requires x-ray on left toe; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Michael Bisping: Suspended 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact due to KO
Alex Caceres: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact due to right eyelid laceration
Bobby Nash: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact due to TKO
Yan Xiaonan: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact due to lip laceration
Chase Sherman: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact due to TKO
Sheymon Moraes: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact due to hard bout
Kailin Curran: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact due to hard bout
Bharat Kandare: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact due to hard bout
Wu Yanan: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Wuliji Buren: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact due to hard bout
Hu Yaozong: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact due to hard bout
Kelvin Gastelum: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Li Jingliang: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Wang Guan: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Muslim Salikhov: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Alex Garcia: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Zabit Magomedsharipov: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Kenan Song: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Rolando Dy: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest
Cyril Asker: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest