UFC Vegas 27 Medical Suspensions: Rob Font Could Be Shelved Six Months

By Fight Sports May 25, 2021

The medical suspensions for UFC Vegas 27 are in.

UFC Vegas 27 took place this past Saturday night, May 22 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a bantamweight tilt between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font won the bout via unanimous decision. Despite his success, Font is looking at a potential six-month medical suspension pending X-rays of his right tibia/fibula, ankle, and foot.

Here’s a look at the rest of the UFC Vegas 27 medical suspensions courtesy of The Underground (via MMAFighting).

UFC Vegas 27 Medical Suspensions

Rob Font: Must have right tibia/fibula, ankle and foot X-rays. If positive, must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 22, no contact until June 13

Cody Garbrandt: Suspended until July 22, no contact until July 7

Yan Xiaonan: Suspended until June 22 for forehead laceration, no contact until June 13

Jared Vanderaa: Must have both facial lacerations on nose and above right eyebrow cleared by doctor or no contest until July 7, no contact until June 22

Justin Tafa: Must have left hand first metacarpal fracture cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension until June 22, no contact until June 13

Felicia Spencer: Must have right knee MRI, if positive must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 13, no contact until June 6

Ricardo Ramos: Must have right wrist MRI and right ankle X-ray, if positive must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 13, no contact until June 6

Jack Hermansson suspended until June 22 for hard fight, no contact until June 13

Edmen Shahbazyan suspended until July 7 for facial lacerations around both eyebrows, no contact until June 22

Ben Rothwell: Suspended until June 13 for nasal laceration, no contact until June 6

Chris Barnett: Must have right knee MRI, if positive must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 22, no contact until June 13

Court McGee: Suspended until June 13, no contact until June 6

Claudio Silva: Suspended until June 22, no contact until June 13

Bruno Silva: Must have right hand X-ray, if positive must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 22, no contact until June 13

Victor Rodriguez: Suspended until July 7, no contact until June 22

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke: Must have bilateral lamina papyracea fractures cleared by OMF or no contest until Nov. 19. Minimum suspension no contest until June 22, no contact until June 13