Tuesday, 3 February 2009

UFC 94 FIGHTER MEDICAL SUSPENSIONS

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued five competitors, including headliner B.J. Penn, medical suspensions stemming from this past Saturday's "UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II" event.

NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer emailed to MMAjunkie.com.

Penn, who suffered a fourth-round TKO to champ Georges St. Pierre in a welterweight title fight, is suspended for precautionary reasons until March 18 with no contact allowed during training until March 3.

Thiago Silva, who suffered a late-first-round TKO to top light-heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida in the night's main event, is also suspended until March 18 with no contact until March 3 for precautionary reasons.

Stephan Bonnar, who suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Jon Jones on the night's televised main card, is suspended until March 3 with no contact until Feb. 22 due to a scalp laceration.

Wannabe "Supreme" Akihiro Gono, who entered the cage in full drag for a pre-fight dance number with his corner men, is suspended until March 3 with no contact until Feb. 22 for precautionary reasons. The suspension followed a unanimous-decision loss to Jon Fitch in the preliminary card's featured bout.

Finally, Chris Wilson, who suffered a split-decision loss to UFC newcomer John Howard in a co-Fight of the Night bout, is suspended until July 31 due to a broken nose. He can be cleared early by a doctor, but he must have no contact during training until March 3 regardless of the doctor's evaluation.