Those Alistair Overeem knees may have done a little more damage than initially expected at this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 7.
MMA Junkie today received the list of medical suspensions issued by the UFC, which self-regulated the April 20 event, which took place at Yubileyniy Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia. The night’s longest orders included headliner Aleksei Oleinik (57-12-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who sustained a potential broken rib in his first-round TKO loss to Alistair Overeem (45-17 MMA, 10-6 UFC).
While Oleinik fought valiantly against his former training partner, having success on the feet in the early going, Overeem’s work from the Thai clinch eventually sent “The Boa Constrictor” crashing to the canvas. Oleinik is now facing a potential six months on the sidelines, unless he’s able to receive earlier clearance from an orthopedic doctor.
Featherweight Seungwoo Choi (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) also received a six-month order for damage received in his preliminary card loss to fellow UFC newcomer Movsar Evloev (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Choi, who fought to a decision in the night’s featured prelim, suffered a potential broken nose and must sit six months unless a nasal X-ray clears him. Regardless, he must sit a mandatory 45 days after a “hard bout.”
The complete list of UFC on ESPN+ 7 medical suspensions include:
- Aleksei Oleinik: Suspended 180 days for left rib fracture unless cleared from orthopedic doctor
- Seungwoo Choi: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by nasal X-ray; minimum suspension of 45 days for hard bout
- Marcelo Golm: Suspended 60 days for knockout with 45 days of no contact
- Marcin Tybura: Suspended 60 days for TKO with 45 days of no contact
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov: Suspended 60 days for knockout with 45 days of no contact
- Rafael Fiziev: Suspended 60 days for TKO with 45 days of no contact
- Alen Amedovski: Suspended 30 days for right eyebrow laceration and 21 days of no contact
- Shamil Abdurakhimov: Suspended 30 days for lip laceration and 21 days of no contact
- Alistair Overeem: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Islam Makhachev: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Arman Tsarukyan: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Sergei Pavlovich: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Roxanne Modafferi: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Antonina Shevchenko: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Krzysztof Jotko: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Movsar Evloev: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Sultan Aliev: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Keita Nakamura: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Alexander Yakovlev: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Alex Da Silva: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Michal Oleksiejczuk: Mandatory seven-day suspension
- Magomed Mustaev: Mandatory seven-day suspension
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