UFC Fight Night 96 Medical Suspensions: Will Brooks Gets Indefinite Layoff

Former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks has been suspended indefinitely following his loss to Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland, Ore., this past weekend.

Brooks must provide ER documentation and provide evidence of physical clearance before he can fight again. “Ill Will” suffered a third-round technical knockout loss to Oliveira in Saturday’s co-main event at the Moda Center. After the bout, Brooks confirmed on Twitter that he broke his rib in the first round of the bout against the larger Oliveira, who missed weight by 5.5 pounds the previous day.

The Oregon State Athletic Commission recently released a full list of medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com. The evening’s headliner saw John Lineker take a hard-fought split decision over John Dodson at bantamweight. Lineker was suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact, while Dodson got a precautionary seven-day sit.

UFC Fight Night 96 Medical Suspensions:
John Lineker: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

John Dodson: suspended 7 days

Alex Oliveira: suspended 7 days

Will Brooks: suspended indefinitely pending ER documentation and physical clearance

Zak Ottow: suspended 7 days

Joshua Burkman: suspended 7 days

Brandon Moreno: suspended 7 days

Louis Smolka: suspended 7 days

Luis Henrique da Silva: suspended 7 days

Joachim Christensen: suspended 30 days

Andre Fili: suspended 14 days

Hacran Dias: suspended 7 days

Shamil Abdurakhimov: suspended 14 days with 7 days no contact

Walt Harris: suspended 7 days

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: suspended 7 days

Keita Nakamura: suspended 7 days

Nate Marquardt: suspended 7 days

Tamdan McCrory: suspended 60 days

Ion Cutelaba: suspended 28 days

Jonathan Wilson: suspended 30 days

Curtis Blaydes: suspended 14 days

Cody East: suspended 45 days

Ketlen Vieira: suspended 7 days

Kelly Faszholz: suspended 7 days