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UFC 73 Medical Suspesions Released; Jorge Gurgel Suspended Indefinitely
Posted by UFC Junkie on July 10, 2007 at 1:51 pm ET
UFCjunkie.com (
www.ufcjunkie.com) has obtained the list of fighters’ suspensions from Saturday’s UFC 73 event, and Jorge Gurgel, who stated in a post-fight interview that he had suffered a broken jaw and was urinating blood, has been suspended indefinitely by the California State Athletic Commission.
According to the records, Gurgel also suffered a facial fracture.
Additionally, Frank Edgar (nose fracture) and Jason Gilliam (radial collateral ligament damage) have been both suspended for 180 days with no contact allowed during the suspension.
Gurgel defeated Diego Saraiva via unanimous decision, Edgar defeated Mark Bockek with a first-round TKO, and Gilliam was submitted by Chris Lytle in the first round. All three fighters appeared on the undercard of UFC 73, which took place July 7 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
Additional suspensions included:
Mark Bocek
- 45 days/30 days with no contact due to TKO
- 60 days/60 days with no contact due to laceration (can be cleared by doctor early)
Heath Herring
- 60 days/60 days with no contact due to left cheek damage, and eyebrow and nose lacerations (can be cleared by doctor early)
Tito Ortiz
- 60 days/60 days with no contact due to right eye damage and lower-back pain (can be cleared by doctor early)
Nate Marquardt
- 45 days/30 days with no contact due to TKO
- 60 days/60 days with no contact due to lacerations around both eyes (can be cleared by doctor early)
Minotauro Nogueira
- 45 days/30 days with no contact due to precautionary reasons
Alvin Robinson
- 45 days/30 days with no contact due to TKO
Saturday’s pay-per-view event saw middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s first-round TKO of Marquardt, Sean Sherk’s unanimous-decision win over Hermes Franca, and Rashad Evans and Ortiz fight to a draw.
Mahtaa Gurgelia vituttaaa!!!