Following a five-round bout at UFC Jacksonville, fighters Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett, along with others on the card, face an indefinite medical suspension and will require medical clearance to compete again.
The recent UFC Jacksonville match saw a thrilling face-off in the main event between Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett. They fought fiercely over five rounds leading to both of them facing indefinite medical suspension. Similarly, Amanda Ribas, who was in the co-main event, also received an indefinite suspension following her loss to Maycee Barber. Ribas endured a brutal, bloody battle before eventually getting knocked out in the second round.
At the same time, Justin Tafa‘s fight abruptly ended after he had an unfortunate eye poke from his opponent Austen Lane, stopping their match just 29 seconds into the first round. Tafa has previously detailed the extent of the damage caused by that taking a severe eye poke to him during the fight. However, he too will now need to get medical clearance to compete again after receiving an indefinite suspension from the Florida Athletic Commission.
The suspensions were not limited to these fighters alone. Three more fighters on the card received indefinite suspensions from the Florida State Athletic Commission. These fighters were Wellington Turman, Mateusz Rebecki, and Loik Radzhabov. The commission made these decisions public on Wednesday after the event got concluded in Jacksonville.
Those on the indefinite suspension list also include Ilia Topuria, Josh Emmett, Amanda Ribas, Justin Tafa, Wellington Turman, Mateusz Rebecki, and Loik Radzhabov. Alongside them, Gabriel Santos received a 60-day suspension, and Bruno Silva a 30-day suspension. All these suspensions indicate that the fighters need to get medical clearance before they’re permitted to compete again. This is a standard procedure implemented as a precautionary measure for the well-being of fighters after they undergo strenuous bouts.