In the medical suspensions released by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for Combative Sports, Mirko Cro Cop has been suspended indefinitely following his loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103 in Dallas.Cro Cop was battered by dos Santos in a flurry in the third round until he verbally submitted due to issues seeing. Cro Cop was sent to the hospital after the fight for further evaluation on his eyes.
"He's got to fly 20 hours to get home," UFC president Dana White said Saturday. "I've got to know he's OK before he gets on that plane. He took some big shots from a heavy puncher tonight."
The indefinite suspension means Cro Cop will be cleared to fight pending doctor's approval.
No other fighter was suspended past Oct. 20. Rich Franklin, Martin Kampmann, Frank Trigg, Hermes Franca, Cole Miller and Steve Lopez were suspended until Oct. 20 for their losses. Lopez's shoulder popped out during his fight but was corrected backstage and did not have to go to the hospital.
Other losing fighters, Jason Brilz, Rafaello Oliveira, Igor Pokrajac and Rob Emerson were suspended until Sept. 29, while Brian Foster and Drew McFedries were suspended until Sept. 27.
All the winners: Vitor Belfort, Junior dos Santos, Paul Daley, Josh Koscheck, Tyson Griffin, Eliot Marshall, Vladimir Matyushenko, Rafael dos Anjos, Efrain Escudero, Jim Miller, Nick Lentz and Rick Story were either suspended until Sept. 27 or 29.
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9-21-2009 @ 11:46AM
Businessman #1 said...
THIS IS WHY BOXING IS A SMART MAN'S SPORT AND WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER THAN THIS BUFFOONERY.SUSPENDED FOR LOSING A FIGHT.THAT'S LUDICROUS.JUST SILLY.GIVE ME A EF'ING BREAK.
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9-21-2009 @ 11:51AM
M13 said...
You obviously must not have seen the event. I'm sure the person with even a little common sense would see why some these guys were medically suspended.
9-21-2009 @ 12:03PM
imshortyk said...
It's a MEDICAL suspension, dummy. Try reading. And, from what I know, boxers usually only fight 2-3 times a year. Kinda the same as MMA. Unless they're battered. Like Cro Cop was.
9-21-2009 @ 12:32PM
richardbikle said...
boxing a smart mans sport?
just which boxing scholar are you refering to?
i'd wager mma fighters on the whole are much more educated than boxers, got any money to put where your mouth is businessman?
9-21-2009 @ 7:56PM
Travis said...
Learn to read Businessman#1 before coming on here and making a complete "tool" of yourself.
9-21-2009 @ 8:04PM
allinone885 said...
YOU HAVE NO CLUE LOSER ITS FOR THE FIGHTERS SAFETY
9-21-2009 @ 12:07PM
bradywst said...
Wow businessman, you really are a complete idiot.
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9-21-2009 @ 1:06PM
kevkong said...
Businessman = Joke! hahaha yes smartman's sport! so smart people die from hemorrhages because of too many blows to the head! hahaha what a dumb$hiet!
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9-21-2009 @ 1:36PM
mike said...
Boxing is so smart they burried themselves.
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9-21-2009 @ 7:54PM
Travis said...
Great sh*t!!!lol
9-22-2009 @ 8:35PM
nowaythishappen said...
9-21-2009 @ 11:46AM
Businessman #1 said...
THIS IS WHY BOXING IS A SMART MAN'S SPORT AND WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER THAN THIS BUFFOONERY.SUSPENDED FOR LOSING A FIGHT.THAT'S LUDICROUS.JUST SILLY.GIVE ME A EF'ING BREAK. this guy is the buffoon here you dont anything about MMA how many boxers have died in the ring no has died in the ring in a MMA fight cause the refs are trained to look for signs that the fight cant go on boxing is a dumb mans sport example is ALI
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9-23-2009 @ 9:15PM
Grouchy224 said...
Boxing is over with. In 10 years there will be no famous boxers as Boxing is quickly being surpassed in popularity by MMA, and anyone who doesn't see that is just failing to look at the world around them. I mean come on, there arent even that many famous active boxers anymore! I mean in MMA you have greats like Rashad Evans, Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson etc etc. Who does Boxing have? That punk Floyd Mayweather? Boxing's a 20th century sport, outdated and boring and Floyd Mayweather is going to carry Boxing into it's grave.
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