‘TUF 21’ Finale Medical Suspensions: Stephen Thompson Injures Heel in KO Win
Stephen Thompson hurt his foot in victory. | Photo: Dave
Mandel/Sherdog.com
Two of the big winners at Sunday’s “The Ultimate Fighter 21” Finale came away from the event a little worse for wear.
Main event welterweight Stephen Thompson suffered an injury to his right heel -- the same heel that “Wonderboy” used to set up his impressive first-round finish of Jake Ellenberger. The Nevada Athletic Commission ruled that Thompson must have the heel X-rayed and cleared by a doctor, or else face a six-month layoff.
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Kamaru Usman, who won the final bout of “TUF 21” to claim $300,000 for the Blackzilians team, is also facing a possible six months on the sideline. “The Nigerian Nightmare” will need to have his left rib cage and left knee evaluated and cleared by a doctor, or else sit out until Jan. 12.
Usman’s teammate, Vicente
Luque, could also be out until January unless he has his right
hand third metacarpal OK’d by a physician. Other fighters from the
event looking at possible six-month suspensions are strawweight
Michelle
Waterson (right hand) and middleweight Caio
Magalhaes (nose).
‘The Ultimate Fighter 21’ Finale Medical Suspensions
Stephen Thompson: Must have right heel X-rayed and cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12. Minimum suspension and no contest until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Jake Ellenberger: Suspended until Aug. 27, with no contact until Aug. 12 due to lacerations.
Kamaru Usman: Must have left rib cage X-rayed to rule out fracture and left knee evaluated; if either is positive, must be cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12. Minimum suspension and no contest until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Hayder Hassan: Suspended until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Vicente Luque: Must have right hand third metacarpal X-rayed and cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12. Minimum suspension and no contest until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Cezar Ferreira: Suspended until Aug. 27, with no contact until Aug. 12.
George Sullivan: Suspended until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3 due to forehead laceration.
Dominic Waters: Suspended until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3 due to left eyebrow laceration.
Caio Magalhaes: Must have nose X-rayed and cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12. Minimum suspension and no contest until Aug. 27, with no contact until Aug. 12.
Michelle Waterson: Must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12. Minimum suspension and no contest until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Angela Magana: Suspended until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Mike de la Torre: Suspended until Aug. 27, with no contact until Aug. 3.
Trevor Smith: Must have left hand X-rayed and cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12.
Dan Miller: Must have nasal fracture cleared by doctor, or no contest until Jan. 12.
Darrell Montague: Suspended until Aug. 12, with no contact until Aug. 3 due to lip laceration.
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