UFC Singapore medical suspensions: Eye, two others facing possible six-month sits

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back on UFC Fight Pass last Saturday morning (June 23, 2018) with the UFC Fight Night 132 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which featured a welterweight main event between Leon Edwards and Donald Cerrone.

“Rocky” wrangled “Cowboy” by way of convincing unanimous decision.

In the UFC Fight Night 132 co-main event, held inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, light heavyweight contender Ovince Saint Preux tapped out Australian up-and-comer Tyson Pedro in a 205-pound clash of styles.

Because Singapore operates without a local athletic commission, UFC serves as its own regulatory body and is responsible for handing down medical suspensions, in line with the standards set forth in the promotion’s home base of Nevada.

Full UFC Fight Night 132 medical suspensions, courtesy of mixedmartialarts.com, below:

Leon Edwards: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 45 days for right temple and scalp lacerations.
Ovince Saint Preux: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Tyson Pedro: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Jessica Eye: Suspended 180 days or until cleared with negative left foot X-ray.
Jessica-Rose Clark: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Jingliang Li: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Daichi Abe: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor for left thigh.
Petr Yan: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Teruto Ishihara: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Yadong Song: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Felipe Arantes: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Shane Young: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Rolando Dy: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Kenan Song: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Hector Aldana: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Jake Matthews: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Shinsho Anzai: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Viviane Pereira: Suspended 30 days for nose laceration.
Xiaonan Yan: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Matt Schnell: Suspended 180 days or until cleared with negative left thumb X-ray.
Naoki Inoue: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Yuta Sasaki: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Jenel Lausa: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Ji Yeon Kim: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Melinda Fabian: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration.

There you have it.

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. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.

For a complete wrap up of all the UFC Singapore weekend festivities click here.