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Bellator’s Derek Anderson Suspended for Not Disclosing Kidney Issues on Pre-Fight Medicals



Derek Anderson has been handed a six-month suspension for failling to disclose medical issues he had prior to his loss to Michael Page at Bellator 258 this past Friday.

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Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation Executive Director Michael Mazzulli told MMAFighting.com that Anderson did not mention he suffered from kidney failure during training camp on his pre-fight medicals. Two days ago, the fighter revealed that those issues hindered his training camp prior to facing Page.

“Love to be back ASAP but went to the hospital [four] times as I was having kidney failure my whole camp and could hardly train,” Anderson wrote on Instagram. “I wanted to make this fight happen. I’ll be back after a short vacation to recover and now I have some new wounds to lick.”

In order to have that sanction lifted before it ends on Nov. 7, Anderson must do the following: an MRI and ultrasound of his kidney; blood tests; a consultation with a kidney specialist and weekly visits to his physician for a weight check for the next four weeks. Anderson already received a 120-day medical suspension for the broken nose he suffered against Page.

“These fighters have to understand it’s a serious thing to lie on the pre-fight physical,” Mazzulli told MMAFighting.

Anderson fell to Page via technical knockout due to a doctor stoppage after one round at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasvile, Conn., on Friday. Prior to that defeat, the California native had been victorious in his previous three Bellator appearances.

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