UFC Fight Night 61 Medical Suspensions: Antonio Silva Shelved for 2 Months

Heavyweight Antonio Silva tops the list of medical suspensions arising from UFC Fight Night 61 in Brazil.The Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) announced the suspensions Monday, and they were subsequently reported by MMAJunkie.com.Silva will be sidelined for 60 days following the loss, which came in Sunday night's main event against Frank Mir. The KO stoppage came after a left hook and a series of ground strikes from Mir. The contest ended in just 100 seconds. Mir himself was suspended only 14 days.Both of the fighters in the evening's co-main event, lightweights Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson, were suspended for 45 days. Johnson won the fight by unanimous decision.Welterweight William Patolino, who was knocked out in the undercard via a Superman punch from Matt Dwyer, also will miss 60 days of action.Welterweight Sean Strickland, in his welterweight debut, was suspended 45 days, as was opponent Santiago Ponzinibbio. Ponzinibbio won that fight by decision.The full medical suspension list is as follows:Frank Mir, suspended 14 daysAntonio Silva, suspended 60 daysMichael Johnson, suspended 45 daysEdson Barboza, suspended 45 daysSam Alvey, suspended 14 daysCezar Ferreira, suspended 45 daysAdriano Martins, suspended 30 daysRustam Khabilov, suspended 30 daysFrankie Saenz, suspended 30 daysIuri Alcantara, suspended 30 daysSantiago Ponzinibbio, suspended 45 daysSean Strickland, suspended 45 daysMarion Reneau, suspended 14 daysJessica Andrade, suspended 30 daysMatt Dwyer, suspended 14 daysWilliam Patolino, suspended 60 daysMike De La Torre, suspended 14 daysTiago Trator, suspended 45 daysDouglas Silva, suspended 30 daysCody Gibson, suspended 30 daysIvan Jorge, suspended 14 daysJosh Shockley, suspended 14 daysThe event will probably be best remembered for its large number of upsets. Ten of the evening's 11 bouts ended in a win for the underdog.
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