Vinicius Moreira will be sidelined six months following a first-round knockout loss to Eryk Anders in a preliminary light heavyweight bout unless he produces a clear CT scan; at a minimum he is suspended 60 days. Meanwhile, Maurice Greene is also facing a six-month sit after a first-round TKO of Junior Albini in a heavyweight contest unless he can produce clean x-rays. At a minimum, Greene has been suspended for 30 days.
The Minnesota Office of Combative Sports recently released medical suspensions from the card.
UFC on ESPN 3 took place at the Target Center and saw Francis Ngannou defeat Junior dos Santos via first-round TKO in the evening’s heavyweight headliner. Ngannou was given a mandatory 14-day suspension, while dos Santos will be sidelined for 45 days.
UFC on ESPN 3 Medical Suspensions:
Francis Ngannou: 14-day mandatory rest period
Junior dos Santos: 45-day medical suspension
Jussier Formiga: 45-day medical suspension
Joseph Benavidez: 30-day medical suspension
Demian Maia: 14-day mandatory rest period
Anthony Rocco Martin: 14-day mandatory rest period
Roosevelt Roberts: 14-day mandatory rest period
Vinc Pichel: 14-day mandatory rest period
Drew Dober: 14-day mandatory rest period
Marco Polo Reyes: 45-day medical suspension
Alonzo Menifield: 14-day mandatory rest period
Paul Craig: 90-day medical suspension
Ricardo Ramos: 14-day mandatory rest period
Journey Newson: 30-day medical suspension
Eryk Anders: 14-day mandatory rest period
Vinicius Moreira: 180-day medical suspension (60-day minimum, requires clear CT scan)
Jared Gordon: 30-day medical suspension
Dan Moret: 30-day medical suspension
Dalcha Lungiambula: 14-day mandatory rest period
Dequan Townsend: 45-day medical suspension
Emily Whitmire: 14-day mandatory rest period
Amanda Ribas: 14-day mandatory rest period
Maurice Greene: 180-day medical suspension (30-day minimum, requires x-rays)
Junior Albini: 45-day medical suspension