Cory Sandhagen did quite well despite not fighting at full capacity.
Sandhagen received a six-month suspension following his unanimous decision victory over Rob Font in the UFC on ESPN 50 headliner at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday night. The Elevation Fight Team product relied on a steady diet of takedowns and top pressure to neutralize Font, an approach that drew boos from the fans but led to a relatively clean victory in a short-notice catchweight matchup.
“Fully torn tricep in Round 1,” Sandhagen revealed on Instagram. “Wasn’t able to punch or elbow with that arm without pain and it feeling like s—t. Did what I had to do to win that night.
“Surgery this week — back soon.”
The Tennessee Athletic Commission released a full list of medical suspensions from Saturday’s event. The nature of the majority of those suspensions was not specified. Two other fighters from UFC on ESPN 50 are facing potential six-month sits: Gavin Tucker and Ode Osbourne.
UFC on ESPN 50 Medical Suspensions:
Cory Sandhagen: Suspended 180 days with no contact for 30 days
Rob Font: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Tatiana Suarez: Suspended 14 days with no contact for 7 days
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Dustin Jacoby: Suspended 7 days
Kennedy Nzechukwu: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Gavin Tucker: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor with no contact for 45 days
Tanner Boser: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 14 days
Aleksa Camur: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Ludovit Klein: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days
Ignacio Bahamondes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Kyler Phillips: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 21 days
Raoni Barcelos: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Carlston Harris: Suspended 7 days with no contact for 7 days
Billy Quarantillo: Suspended 30 days
Damon Jackson: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Cody Durden: Suspended 14 days
Jake Hadley: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 45 days
Sean Woodson: Suspended 7 days
Dennis Buzukja: Suspended 30 days
Asu Almabaev: Suspended 7 days
Ode Osbourne: Suspended 180 days unless right foot cleared by doctor
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