Alex Perez and Jennifer Maia are among nine fighters from UFC 255 who are facing potential six-month medical suspensions.
Mixedmartialarts.com released a full list of medical suspensions from Saturday’s event, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo submitted Perez with a guillotine choke 1:57 into the opening stanza to retain his flyweight crown, while Valentina Shevchenko garnered a five-round verdict over Maia to defend her 125-pound belt in the evening’s co-headliner.
Perez needs an X-ray and doctor clearance on his right hand or he will be sidelined 180 days.