UFC Fight Night 131 injuries, medical suspensions: Jimmie Rivera faces three-month sit after knockout loss

UFC Fight Night 131 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Rivera vs Moraes”-led mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Fox Sports 1 last Friday night (June 1, 2018) from Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York were released earlier this week by New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).

Leading the list of mandatory timeouts (courtesy of MMA Fighting) is Jimmie Rivera, who was tagged with a 90-day medical suspension following his 33-second knockout loss to Marlon Moraes in the main event of the evening.

Also joining “El Terror” on the three-month suspension list was Daniel Spitz who broke some bones after he went to war with Walt Harris. Check out the full list of UFC Fight Night 131 medical suspensions:

Jimmie Rivera: 90 Day Medical Suspension

Daniel Spitz: 90 Day Medical Suspension

Gian Villante: 60 Day Medical Suspension

Lauren Murphy: 60 Day Medical Suspension

Jarred Brooks: 45 Day Medical Suspension

Gregor Gilliespie: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Walt Harris: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Jake Ellenberger: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Julio Arce: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Daniel Teymur: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Nik Lentz: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Nathaniel Wood: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Johnny Eduardo: 30 Day Medical Suspension

Chance Rencountre: 14 Day Medical Suspension

Jose Torres: 14 Day Medical Suspension

Marlon Moraes: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Vincent Pichel: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Ben Saunders: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Samuel Alvey: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Sijara Eubanks: 7 Day Medical Suspension

David Teymur: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Belal Muhammad: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Desmond Green: 7 Day Medical Suspension

Gleison Tibau: 7 Day Medical Suspension

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 complete Fight Night 131 results, including play-by-play, click here.