Tony Ferguson won’t be seen inside a UFC cage for another 60 days following his gruelling showdown with Justin Gaethje last Saturday night, but it will likely be far longer than that.
Ferguson lost the UFC 249 headliner against Gaethje by fifth-round TKO and was transported to hospital afterwards for treatement on a reported broken orbital bone — an ailment which prompted the athletic commission governing last weekend’s event to issue him with a two-month medical suspension.
Gaethje, meanwhile, was found to have suffered no major damage of note and was not issued with a suspension.
Elsewhere on the card, Anthony Pettis will be sidelined for 180 days after his win against Donald Cerrone while Calvin Kattar gets the same suspension following his victory against Jeremy Stephens.
Below are the official medical suspension as dictated by the Florida Athletic Commission. Differing from previous medical suspensions, no information regarding the specifics of injuries was detailed.
Sam Alvey: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
Ryan Spann: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
Charles Rosa: Suspended 30 days
Bryce Mitchell: No suspension
Niko Price: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 60 days mandatory
Vicente Luque: Suspended 30 days
Michelle Waterson: Suspended 30 days
Carla Esparza: No suspension
Fabricio Werdum: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician
Aleksei Oleinik: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 30 days
Anthony Pettis: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
Yorgan De Castro: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
Greg Hardy: No suspension
Jeremy Stephens: Suspended 60 days
Calvin Kattar: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 60 days mandatory
Jairzinho Rozenstruik: Suspended 60 days
Francis Ngannou: No suspension
Dominick Cruz: Suspended 45 days
Henry Cejudo: Suspended 45 days
Tony Ferguson: Total suspension pending results; 60 days mandatory
Justin Gaethje: No suspension
