UFC Vegas 24 Medical Suspensions Revealed
The UFC Vegas 24 medical suspensions are in.
UFC Vegas 24 took place this past Saturday night, April 17. In the main event, middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum shared the Octagon. Whittaker emerged victorious via unanimous decision. Both men have been medically suspended until May 18 with no contact until May 9.
Three fighters are looking at potential six-month sits. Those fighters are Luis Pena, Chase Sherman, and Juan Espino. All three men will be shelved until October 15 unless they can be cleared.
The Underground posted a full list of UFC Vegas 24 medical suspensions. Peep them below (h/t MMAFighting.com).
UFC Vegas 24 Medical Suspensions
- Robert Whittaker: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9 (hard fight)
- Kelvin Gastelum: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9 (right eyelid laceration)
- Andrei Arlovski: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9 (hard fight)
- Chase Sherman: Must receive clearance from orthopedic doctor on positive result from MRI on left knee and/or X-rays on right foot and right tibia/fibula or no contest until Oct. 15; minimum suspension no contest until May 18, no contact until May 18
- Jacob Malkoun: Suspended until May 9, no contact until May 2
- Abdul Razak Alhassan: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9
- Tracy Cortez: Suspended until May 9, no contact until May 2
- Justine Kish: Suspended until May 9, no contact until May 2
- Luis Pena: Must receive clearance from orthopedic doctor on positive result from X-ray on left hand or no contest until Oct. 15; minimum suspension no contest until May 18, no contact until May 9
- Alex Munoz: Suspended until May 9, no contact until May 2
- Alexander Romanov: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9
- Juan Espino: Must receive clearance from orthopedic doctor on positive result from MRI on right elbow or no contest until Oct. 15
- Jessica Penne: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9 (left eyebrow laceration)
- Bartosz Fabinski: Suspended until May 18, no contact until May 9 (laceration under right eye)
- Austin Hubbard: Suspended until May 9, no contact until May 2
- Dakota Bush: Suspended until May 2, no contact until April 25
- Anthony Birchak: Suspended until June 2, no contact until May 18