UFC 237 medical suspensions: Rose Namajunas and Anderson Silva among fighters facing six-months out

By Harry Davies@harrydavies14

Bloodyelbow.com

It looked to be a bad night for the Brazilians at UFC 237 until Jessica Andrade slammed Rose Namajunas on her head to become the new UFC strawweight champion. With that, the list of medical suspensions for the event has been released by the Brazilian Athletic Commission.

Namajunas and co-main event loser Anderson Silva were among four fighters who face potential six month suspensions. Silva will need clearance on his right knee after injuring it in his TKO loss to Jared Cannonier. Meanwhile Laureano Staropoli faces an 180-day layoff following his main card win over Thiago Alves, as does Bethe Correia after her submission loss to Irene Aldana.

Below is the full list of medical suspensions ordered by the Brazilian Athletic Commission (CABMMA) as of MMA Junkie:

Rose Namajunas: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following neck MRI; minimum suspension of 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO

Anderson Silva: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right knee MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact

Laureano Staropoli: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following nasal X-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days with 21 days of no contact

Bethe Correia: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor following right elbow X-ray or MRI; minimum suspension of 45 days with 30 days of no contact

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO

Sergio Moraes: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO

Talita Bernardo: Suspended 60 days with 45 days of no contact for KO

Jessica Andrade: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left eyelid laceration

Clay Guida: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for left lip and left eyebrow laceration

Carlos Huachin: Suspended 45 days with 30 days of no contact for TKO

Thiago Alves: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for left eye laceration

Thiago Moises: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eyelid laceration

Kurt Holobaugh: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout

B.J. Penn: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for inner lip laceration

Luana Carolina: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for right eye laceration

Priscila Cachoeira: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact for hard bout

Jared Cannonier: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Alexander Volkanovski: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Jose Aldo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Irene Aldana: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Ryan Spann: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Warlley Alves: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Raoni Barcelos: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

Viviane Araujo: Mandatory suspension of 14 days, with 7 days of no contact

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