UFC Fresno medical suspensions: Aljamain Sterling suspended indefinitely after scary KO

UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling was one of seven fighters to receive a lengthy medical suspension in the aftermath of UFC Fresno. The California State Athletic Commission released the event’s medical suspension report Thursday to MMA Fighting.

Sterling suffered a frightening first-round knockout loss to Marlon Moraes on the night’s main card. Sterling was rendered unconscious by a vicious knee-to-the-head that left him down on the canvas for several minutes. He was ultimately transported to a local hospital. As a result of damage sustained in the contest, Sterling will be required to seek neurologist clearance or be sidelined indefinitely, per CSAC officials.

Sterling has been active on social media since the fight, stating that he is OK and has suffered no additional ill effects from the knockout.

The six other fighters who received similarly extended medical suspensions were: Markus Perez (indefinite; neurologist clearance), Gabriel Benitez (180 days; left ankle, right eye, left elbow), Marlon Moraes (180 days; right hand), Scott Holtzman (180 days; right thumb, loose teeth), Benito Lopez (180 days; nose), and Davi Ramos (180 days, left tibia).

UFC Fresno took place Dec. 9 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The night’s main card aired live on FOX Sports 1.

A complete list of UFC Fresno’s medical suspensions can be seen below.

• Aljamain Sterling: Requires mandatory neurologist clearance or suspended indefinitely; suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to KO
• Markus Perez: Requires mandatory neurologist clearance or suspended indefinitely; suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to hard bout
• Gabriel Benitez: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to left ankle, right eye, and left elbow or suspended 180 days
• Marlon Moraes: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to right hand five digit or suspended 180 days
• Scott Holtzman: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to right thumb and loose teeth or suspended 180 days; requires doctor’s clearance on laceration to forehead or suspended 60 days
• Benito Lopez: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to nose or suspended 180 days
• Davi Ramos: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to left tibia or suspended 180 days
• Merab Dvalishvili: Requires doctor’s clearance on laceration to right eyelid or suspended 60 days
• Luke Sanders: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to TKO loss
• Antonio Braga Neto: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to KO loss