Of the 30 fighters active in Abu Dhabi—where regulation was handled by the UFC itself—this past weekend, only Peter Sobotta and Mike Grundy are expected to face layoffs of six months or longer. Sobotta suffered a right arm injury in his unanimous decision loss to Alex Oliveira, while Grundy requires clearance from an oral and maxillofacial physician after losing a unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev.
A 16-year MMA veteran who has struggled with injuries in recent years, Sobotta announced his retirement via social media following Saturday’s fight.
UFC on ESPN 14 medical suspensions were released by official records keeper mixedmartialarts.com.
Of the middleweight headliners, neither Robert Whittaker nor Darren Till received a suspension of longer than 30 days. Whittaker defeated Till by unanimous decision in the five-round main event.
Here are the full medical suspensions from UFC on ESPN 14:
Robert Whittaker: Suspended 30 days for scalp and nasal laceration, 21 days no contact
Darren Till: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact
Mauricio Rua: 7 days mandatory rest
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 30 days for hard bout and left shin soreness, 21 days no contact
Fabricio Werdum: 7 days mandatory rest
Alexander Gustafsson: Suspended 30 days for submission, 21 days no contact
Carla Esparza: 30 days for left eyelid laceration, 21 days no contact
Marina Rodriguez: 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact
Paul Craig: 30 days for left eyelid laceration, 21 days no contact
Gadzhimurad Antigulov: 30 days for submission, 21 days no contact
Alex Oliveira: 7 days mandatory rest
Peter Sobotta: 180 Days or clearance on right forearm by X-ray, 30 days for left eyelid laceration
Khamzat Chimaev: 7 days mandatory rest
Rhys McKee: 45 days for TKO, 30 Days no contact
Francisco Trinaldo: 30 days for left cheek laceration, 21 days no contact
Jai Herbert: 45 days due to TKO, 30 days no contact
Jesse Ronson: 7 days mandatory rest
Nicolas Dalby: 30 days mandatory, 21 days no contact
Tom Aspinall: 7 days mandatory rest
Jake Collier: 45 days for TKO, 30 days no contact
Movsar Evloev: 7 days mandatory rest
Mike Grundy: 180 days or clearance by OMF, 30 days mandatory, 21 days no contact
Tanner Boser: 7 days mandatory rest
Raphael Pessoa: 45 days for TKO, 30 days no contact
Pannie Kianzad: 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact
Bethe Correia: 30 days mandatory, 21 days no contact
Ramazan Emeev: 7 days mandatory rest
Niklas Stolze: 7 days mandatory rest
Nathaniel Wood: 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact
John Castaneda: 30 Days for right eyebrow laceration, 21 days no contact
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