Lucas Almeida received a 180-day medical suspension following his UFC Rio defeat to Michael Aswell.
Almeida became one of the topics of discussion when fans and media noticed his right hand was swollen at the ceremonial weigh-ins Friday, indicating a possible fracture. He was still cleared to compete by the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) on Oct. 11, but was knocked out inside the first round without throwing a single punch with his right hand.
MMA Fighting reached out to CABMMA regarding the possible injury.
“All athletes are evaluated before and after their bouts, following strict safety and health protocols established by international sports regulation standards.” officials said in a statement. “CABMMA reaffirms its commitment to the athletes’ physical integrity and to confidentiality of medical data, in accordance with applicable ethical and legal standards.”
Almeida can be cleared to return before the six months is up if “cleared by negative right-hand X-ray.” The fighter did not respond to comments when contacted by MMA Fighting on Monday.
Vicente Luque was also handed a 180-day suspension with a possible orbital bone fracture. Saimon Oliveira, Jhonata Diniz and Clayton Carpenter also received long bans.
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