Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris will be forced to take a little recovery time after each taking some damage in the UFC on ESPN 8 main event.
Both men sustained knockdowns during the heavyweight headliner, but ultimately it was Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) who emerged victorious with a second-round TKO over Harris (13-8 MMA, 6-7 UFC).
UFC on ESPN 8 took place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card aired on ESPN.
MMA Junkie obtained a list of the UFC on ESPN 8 athletes’ medical suspensions from the Florida Boxing Commission on Monday.
More time could be tacked on to the suspension, or they could be reduced, pending further health testing on multiple athletes.
Check out a full list of the UFC on ESPN 8 medical suspensions below.
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- Alistair Overeem: Suspended 45 days
def. Walt Harris: Suspended 45 days -
Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 30 days
def. Angela Hill: No suspension -
Dan Ige: Suspended 30 days
def. Edson Barboza: Suspended 30 days -
Song Yadong: Suspended 30 days
def. Marlon Vera: Suspended 30 days -
Miguel Baeza: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
def. Matt Brown: Suspended 60 days -
Kevin Holland: No suspension
def. Anthony Hernandez: Suspended 45 days -
Giga Chikadze: 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
def. Irwin Rivera: 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory -
Nate Landwehr: Suspended 30 days
def. Darren Elkins: Suspended 45 days -
Cortney Casey: No suspension
def. Mara Romero Borella: 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory -
Rodrigo Nascimento: 30 days or until cleared by a physician
def. Don'Tale Mayes: No suspension
