The suspensions received by fighters who attended the UFC 273 event last Saturday are well-known. Given what we witnessed in the cage, some of them will certainly surprise you. The “Korean Zombie,” for example, was suspended for just 14 days after three rounds of nonstop devastation from Volkanovsky. Volkanovsky’s ban also lasts for 14 days.
If a fracture, open wounds, or a severe knockout occurs during the bout, suspensions generally endure for a long time. That’s probably why “Zombie” got such a short suspension; he didn’t suffer either of these problems.
The lengths of other fighters’ suspensions are also known. Aljamain Sterling was handed a 30-day suspension, whereas his opponent, Petr Yan, who lost by split court decision, was given a 45-day ban. It was predicted that Gilbert Burns would be disciplined longer than Khamzat Chimaev, the winner of the fight, who received a 30-day suspension. It’s possible that the commission chose to do so in order to protect Khamzat’s broken nose from further damage.
Vinc Pichel, Ian Garry, Darian Weeks, Josh Fremd, Raquel Pennington, Mike Malott, Mickey Gall, and Aleksei Oleinik all avoided a suspension.
Mackenzie Dern, Mark Madsen, Anthony Hernandez, Jared Vanderaa, Kay Hansen, Julio Arce, and Daniel Santos also received a one-month suspension, and Aspen Ladd received the longest suspension of 45 days.
