UFC 131 medical suspensions: Young, Carwin and Head receive lengthy suspensions
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 21, 2011 at 1:20 pm ET
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Jason Young, Shane Carwin and James Head received the longest medical suspensions following the recent UFC 131 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and today received the list of suspensions from the Vancouver Athletic Commission.
UFC 131 took place June 11 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Junior Dos Santos scored a unanimous-decision victory over Carwin in the night's pay-per-view headliner.
All fighters from the card received a minimum nine-day suspension. The following fighters, though, received lengthier terms:
* Shane Carwin: Suspended for 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days due to multiple facial lacerations and a nasal fracture
* Diego Nunes: Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to scalp and right-eyebrow lacerations
* Demian Maia: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a facial abrasion and left-thigh contusion
* John Olav Einemo: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a minor head injury/TKO
* Dave Herman: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a tooth avulsion
* Vagner Rocha: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a left-thigh contusion and right-eyelid laceration
* Yves Edwards: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a facial abrasion/KO
* Chris Weidman: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a left-eyelid laceration
* Mike Massenzio: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a facial abrasion
* James Head: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a nose laceration
* Jason Young: Suspended 180 days due to a foot injury and left-eyebrow laceration; however, if cleared by a physician via X-ray, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
* Aaron Rosa: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due a left-eyebrow laceration, facial abrasion and sprained right elbow
* Darren Elkins: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a right-eyebrow laceration
For more on UFC 131, including the night's official results, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
