Six, including Jim Miller, draw indefinite UFC Fight Night 45 medical suspensions
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board suspended a total of 10 fighters, including six who drew indefinite terms, following Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 45 event.
MMAjunkie received the list of medical suspensions from the commission, which oversaw the event at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. It aired live on FOX Sports 1 following a lone prelim on UFC Fight Pass.
Jim Miller, whom Donald Cerrone stopped in the second round of the lightweight headliner, needs a checkup of his right forearm and his abdomen in order to be cleared to fight. Regardless, he is benched for a minimum of 30 days for the head kick and punches he took en route to his TKO loss.
Additionally, women’s bantamweight Jessamyn Duke‘s post-fight tweet of an X-ray showing a broken left hand was validated by the commission, which suspended her indefinitely pending clearance of the injury. Duke is suspended a minimum of 30 days due to the TKO loss she suffered to Leslie Smith.
Short-notice injury replacement Jerrod Sanders was also suspended indefinitely pending clearance of his left ankle. The injury forced a TKO loss to Yosdenis Cedeno on the event’s preliminary card.
The full list of UFC Fight Night 45 suspensions includes:
Jim Miller: suspended indefinitely until cleared with an X-ray of right forearm and abdominal ultrasound; regardless, suspended for 30 days with no contact during training for precautionary reasons
Evan Dunham: suspended 30 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
Joe Proctor: suspended 30 days with no contact due to a left temporal hematoma
Justin Salas: suspended 30 days with no contact due to a facial laceration
Alptekin Ozkillic: suspended indefinitely until cleared after a CT head scan; regardless, suspended with 30 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
Alex White: suspended indefinitely until cleared with a CT head scan and neurological examination; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact due to a right eye laceration
Jessamyn Duke: suspended indefinitely until cleared with X-rays and orthopedic clearance of left hand; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
Hugo Viana: suspended 30 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
Jerrod Sanders: suspended indefinitely until cleared with X-rays of left ankle
Tina Lahdemaki: suspended indefinitely until opthalmological clearance of right eye; regardless, suspended 60 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
