UFC 119 medical suspensions and injuries for 'Mir vs Cro Cop'

by Jesse Holland on Sep 27, 2010 11:18 AM EDT in UFC Medical Suspensions

The Indiana Gaming Commission recently issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 119: "Mir vs. Cro Cop," which took place on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

With several of the bouts ending early (and violently), 10 of the 22 fighters who competed on the "Naptown" pay-per-view were flagged for follow up visits with their doctors.

Chief among them was Croatian striker Mirko Filipovic. "Cro Cop" is on the shelf indefinitely (possible head trauma) until a CT Scan clears him for return. Still, Filipovic must serve a minimum suspension of 180 days following his main event fight against Frank Mir.

Also getting a mandatory vacation was former welterweight champion Matt Serra. After "The Terror" got whooped by a streaking Chris Lytle, the commission wants to see his melon on the big screen before he can return to action.

Like Cro Cop, Serra is also benched for 180 days regardless of the outcome.

Here is the complete list of UFC 119 injuries and their medical instructions (via MMA Weekly):

Mirko Filipovic: Suspended indefinitely, must clear CT head scan. 180 day suspension following the fight.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: 30 day suspension, 30 days no contact.

Matt Serra: Suspended indefinitely, must clear CT head scan, 180 day suspension following the fight.

Evan Dunham: 45 day suspension, 45 day no contact.

Sean Sherk: 30 day suspension, 21 days no contact.

Joey Beltran: 30 day suspension, 30 days no contact.

Matt Mitrione: 30 day suspension, 12 days no contact.

Steve Lopez: 30 day suspension for laceration on his forehead, 30 days no contact.

Sean McCorkle: 30 day suspension, 21 days no contact.

Mark Hunt: Indefinite suspension, needs to clear X-ray on left elbow, 30 days no contact.

Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases.

For complete UFC 119 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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dunhams cut was nasty

by Lester The Pimp on Sep 27, 2010 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

Well, that was the laat we saw of Mirko anyway...............poor bastard.

Wtf was he doing, wtf was he thinking??? I would of preferred to see him pull out from that injury to his eye previous to the fight, rather than see him embarrass himself like that and tarnish the good memories that his loyal fans had, and to top if off, seeing him KTFO like that in the last minute topped it all off…….Mir was fighting so badly (as was CC) that it wouldn’t of taken much from Mirko to kick his ass…………I was sitting there screaming at the tv…..willing Cro Cops leg off the floor, and still he did not throw a high kick, that fight sucked balls big time. I guess that footage of Cro Cop training before the fight wasn’t a joke afterall.

CroCop is an embarrassment to the Pride name. He tarnished his legacy beyond repair. Mitrione should have been fighting Mir to make that fight competitive.

Does Mirko Cro Cop look like a bitch? Then why did Frank Mir f*ck him like one.

by tkkpal on Sep 27, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions

Settle down now son settle down

It’s all good, CC’s at the end of a long and illustrious carreer, the guys 70+ fights deep between MMA and K-1 so we can’t really ask much more out of him. CC hasn’t really been able to pull the trigger for a long time now; even Rogan said “this is not the same Cro Cop that fought in Pride.” Frank didn’t really do much either; he was failing over and over again trying to get the fight to the ground, instead of switching it up or going for it he just pressed CC up against the cage and rode it out. The knee was lucky as all hell imo.

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He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger

Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"

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by O damn he got caught on Sep 27, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions