Hector Lombard will be out of action for the next six months, with the California State Athletic Commission mandating a 180 day medical suspension without exception due to the brutal KO loss he suffered at the hands of Dan Henderson at UFC 199.
The CSAC released the full list of medical suspensions to multiple outlets on Monday, with five other fighters getting 180 day terms pending doctor’s clearance. That includes both “Fight of the Night” participants Dong Hyun Kim and Marco Polos Reyes, who must be cleared for various issues after their three round war in the night’s opening fight.
The full list of medical suspensions is below (via MMAFighting.com):
- Luke Rockhold: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
- Ricardo Lamas: 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left tibial. 45-day suspension, 40 without contact for hard bout (no exception).
- Hector Lombard: 180-day suspension for prolonged recovery from knockout (no exception). 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
- Dan Henderson: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact for hard bout (no exception).
- Bobby Green: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
- Clay Guida: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
- James Vick: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
- Jessica Penne: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
- Sean Strickland: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible fracture of both hands.
- Jonathan Wilson: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to inability to stand. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
- Kevin Casey: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to low blood sugar. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to hard bout (no exception).
- Dong Hyun Kim: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible broken nose. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of right eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
- Polo Reyes: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible fracture of both hands and right elbow. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to hard bout (no exception).
Penick’s Analysis: That’s a really good move on the part of the CSAC. While Lombard might lament not getting a fight and a payday for six months, he needs that time off to heal up from the trauma of such a vicious KO. More fighters could stand to take more time off because of those types of losses, and having the commission mandate that so other commissions will follow suit is the right way to go. Fighters need to be saved from themselves and protected, and this is one of the ways a commission can do that.
[Photo (c) Matt Roberts via USA Today Sports]
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