It will probably take significantly longer, but Tony Ferguson won’t fight again for at least another 60 days.
One half of the UFC 249 headliner, Ferguson (25-4 MMA, 15-2 UFC) battled Justin Gaethje for 23:39 before suffering a TKO loss. For the majority of the fight, Ferguson absorbed shot after shot from Gaethje (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC).
Bloodied and swollen, Ferguson broke an orbital bone in the fight. Monday, Ferguson posted a video of himself dancing in the hospital, seemingly in good spirits.
The Florida State Boxing Commission, which oversaw the event, has suspended Ferguson a minimum of 60 days. MMA Junkie obtained a list of the UFC 249 athletes’ medical suspensions from the Florida Boxing Commission on Monday.
More time could be tacked on to the suspension, pending further health testing on Ferguson. Conversely, Gaethje has been cleared and will face no medical suspension.
Eight fighters are looking at potential 180-day suspensions, including main card winner Calvin Kattar. Despite beating Donald Cerrone in the featured ESPN prelim, Anthony Pettis could also be on the shelf for 180 days.
UFC 249 took place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Note: No specific injury details were given.)
Check out a full list of the UFC 249 medical suspensions below.
- Sam Alvey: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
- Ryan Spann: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
- Charles Rosa: Suspended 30 days
- Bryce Mitchell: No suspension
- Niko Price: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 60 days mandatory
- Vicente Luque: Suspended 30 days
- Michelle Waterson: Suspended 30 days
- Carla Esparza: No suspension
- Fabricio Werdum: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician
- Aleksei Oleinik: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician
- Donald Cerrone: Suspended 30 days
- Anthony Pettis: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
- Yorgan De Castro: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 30 days mandatory
- Greg Hardy: No suspension
- Jeremy Stephens: Suspended 60 days
- Calvin Kattar: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by a physician; 60 days mandatory
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik: Suspended 60 days
- Francis Ngannou: No suspension
- Dominick Cruz: Suspended 45 days
- Henry Cejudo: Suspended 45 days
- Tony Ferguson: Total suspension pending results; 60 days mandatory
- Justin Gaethje: No suspension
