UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns can’t fight again until he receives clearance from a doctor.
That was determined by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, which issued Burns an indefinite medical suspension in the wake of UFC 288 this past Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark. Burns lost a lopsided five-round unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad in the night’s co-main event.
Burns suffered a left shoulder injury in the first round that prevented him from hardly throwing punches with his left hand for the remainder of the fight. The New Jersey commission automatically suspended Burns 30 days but added that he’d be out indefinitely pending an X-ray to his left shoulder and clearance from an orthopedist.
Burns’ suspension was part of a full list obtained by MMA Junkie on Wednesday. In total, 14 fighters from the 12-fight card received medical suspensions.
The full list can be seen below.
Claudio Ribeiro def. Joseph Holmes
Claudio Ribeiro: No suspension.
Joseph Holmes: Suspended 30 days no contact for TKO; indefinite pending orthopedist clearance on left forearm.
Ikram Aliskerov def. Phil Hawes
Ikram Aliskerov: Suspended 7 days no contact.
Phil Hawes: Suspended 60 days no contact for KO
Parker Porter def. Braxton Smith
Parker Porter: No suspension.
Braxton Smith: Suspended 30 days no contact for TKO.
Virna Jandiroba def. Marina Rodriguez
Virna Jandiroba: No suspension.
Marina Rodriguez: No suspension.
Khaos Williams def. Rolando Bedoya
Khaos Williams: Suspended 30 days (21 no contact); indefinite pending X-ray on right foot; indefinite pending MRI on left knee.
Rolando Bedoya: Suspended 30 days (21 no contact).
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Devin Clark
Kennedy Nzechukwu: Suspended 30 days no contact.
Devin Clark: Suspended 14 days no contact.
Matt Frevola def. Drew Dober
Matt Frevola: No suspension.
Drew Dober: Suspended 30 days no contact for TKO.
Charles Jourdain def. Kron Gracie
Charles Jourdain: No suspension.
Kron Gracie: No suspension.
Movsar Evloev def. Diego Lopes
Movsar Evloev: Suspended 14 days no contact.
Diego Lopes: Suspended 30 days (21 days no contact).
Yan Xiaonan def. Jessica Andrade
Yan Xiaonan: No suspension.
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 30 days no contact for TKO.
Belal Muhammad def. Gilbert Burns
Belal Muhammad: No suspension.
Gilbert Burns: Suspended 30 days (21 no contact); indefinite pending X-ray on left shoulder; indefinite pending orthopedist clearance of left shoulder.
Aljamain Sterling def. Henry Cejudo
Aljamain Sterling: No suspension.
Henry Cejudo: Suspended 30 days no contact.
