Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has received a rather lengthy medical suspension following his recent knockout loss to Yoel Romero.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was in Perth, Western Australia for UFC 221. In the exciting night of fights featured a middleweight war between Rockhold and Romero.
Rockhold was eligible to win the interim UFC middleweight title, though Romero was not fighting for the title due to missing weight. Sitll, Romero walked away with a stunning knockout victory over his opponent, leading to a sizable medical suspension for Rockhold.
Unless cleared by a dentist, Rockhold has been suspended 180 days for his knockout defeat. For a full view of the fight card’s suspensions, check out the list below as provided by MMA Junkie:
Yoel Romero: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for left middle finger; suspended a minimum of 30 days
Luke Rockhold: suspended 180 days or until cleared by dentist
Curtis Blaydes: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for for left knee; suspended a minimum of 30 days
Mark Hunt: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for left ear laceration
Tai Tuivasa: suspended mandatory 7 days
Cyril Asker: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Jake Matthews: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for eyebrow laceration
Li Jingliang: suspended mandatory 7 days
Tyson Pedro: suspended mandatory 7 days
Saparbek Safarov: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for TKO
Dong Hyun Kim: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for left proximal fibula fracture; suspended a minimum of 30 days
Damien Brown: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for right eyelid laceration
Israel Adesanya: suspended mandatory 7 days
Rob Wilkinson: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ear, nose, and throat or oral and maxillofacial doctor; suspended a minimum of 60 days with 45 days no contact
Alexander Volkanovski: suspended mandatory 7 days
Jeremy Kennedy: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Jussier Formiga: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for scalp laceration
Ben Nguyen: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Ross Pearson: suspended 45 days for dental evaluation
Mizuto Hirota: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Jose Quinonez: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for right foot
Teruto Ishihara: suspended mandatory 7 days
Luke Jumeau: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist for right hand and second metacarpal fracture
Daichi Abe: suspended 45 days due to hard bout
