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UFC Fight Night 117 Medical Suspensions: Three Fighters Facing 6-Month Layoffs

Related Topics: Alex Morono, Lim Hyun-Gyu

Three competitors from UFC Fight Night 117 are facing indefinite medical suspensions after this past Friday’s card in Japan.

Alex Morono (right hand), Daichi Abe (needs clearance from maxillofacial surgeon) and Hyun Gyu Lim (needs ophthalmologist clearance) have all been handed 180-day suspensions pending medical clearance. The UFC, which regulated the event, recently released a list of medical suspensions to mixedmartialarts.com.

UFC Fight Night 117 took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and saw Ovince St. Preux submit short-notice foe Yushin Okami with a Von Flue choke in the evening’s light heavyweight main event.