The UFC Norfolk medical suspensions are in after this past weekend’s event from Virginia.
Unfortunately, mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will have to wait for a new flyweight champion to be crowned. Initially, the headliner between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez was set to determine who the new king of the flyweights would be. However, Figueiredo missed weight for the contest, thus making him ineligible to win the title should he emerge victorious. Benavidez, who did make weight, was the only fighter eligible to become 125-pound champion should he have won.
Of course, that’s not how things played out, as Figueiredo put Benavidez away in the second round with a TKO. Now, the 125-pound throne remains vacant, and Benavidez has been handed a 90-day suspension by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
You can check out the full list of UFC Norfolk medical suspensions below, courtesy of MMA Fighting.
UFC Norfolk Medical Suspensions
- Joseph Benavidez: suspended for 90 days with 90 days no contact, needs suture for laceration.
- Zarah Fairn dos Santos: suspended for 60 days, needs to submit X-ray for left orbital socket to be reinstated.
- Ion Cutelaba: suspended for 30 days.
- Norma Dumont Viana: suspended for 60 days.
- Tom Breese: suspended for 30 days.
- T.J. Brown: suspended for 30 days.
- Aalon Cruz: suspended for 30 days.
