Eduardo Dantas, Aaron Pico receive longest medical suspensions after Bellator 222

By Damon Martin@DamonMartin Jun 18, 2019, 5:30pm EDT

Former Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas and highly touted prospect Aaron Pico will both be sidelined for an extended period of time following knockout losses at Bellator 222 this past weekend in New York.

On Tuesday, the New York State Athletic Commission verified the medical suspensions handed down to the fighters competing in Madison Square Garden last Friday.

Dantas led the list with a 90-day suspension following his brutal knockout loss to Juan Archuleta.

Meanwhile, super prospect Aaron Pico earned a 60-day suspension following a flying knee knockout courtesy of Adam Borics in the second round. It was the second straight knockout suffered by Pico in his seven fight career.

Chael Sonnen also received a 60-day suspension following a similar flying knee knockout in his fight against Lyoto Machida. Sonnen won’t likely have to worry much about his suspension as he announced his retirement following the conclusion of the fight against Machida last Friday.

Here’s the full list of medical suspension for Bellator 222 per the NYSAC:

Rory MacDonald - 7 Days

Neiman Gracie - 14 Days

Chael Sonnen - 60 Days

Lyoto Machida - 7 Days

Darrion Caldwell - 30 Days

Kyoji Horiguchi - 30 Days

Dillon Danis - 30 Days

Max Humphrey - 14 Days

Eduardo Dantas - 90 Days

Juan Archuleta - 7 Days

Aaron Pico - 60 Days