UFC Fight Night 35 Medical Suspensions: Derek Brunson Out Indefinitely with Broken Jaw

UFC Fight Night 35 Medical Suspensions: Derek Brunson Out Indefinitely with Broken Jaw
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

Derek Brunson and Yoel Romeo went to war at UFC Fight Night 35 with Romeo coming back from 2 rounds down to knock out Brunson in the final frame. Both men earned 50k extra as a reward for their Fight of the Night performance, but this will come as little compensation to Brunson who had his jaw broken in the process, and as a result has been issued an indefinite suspension by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment commission.

UFC president Dana White confirmed via his twitter account that the Middleweight underwent surgery following the bout, and will now require doctor clearance before he can fight again:

Just went to the hospital to see @DerekBrunsonMMA he has a fractured jaw. He is waiting to have surgery.
— Dana White (@danawhite) January 16, 2014

Other extended suspension from UFC Fight Night 35 include Cole Miller who has been suspended for 45 days due to a broken hand, as well as Costas Philippou, Mike Easton, Sam Sicilia, Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Trevor Smith, and Justin Edwards who have all been suspended for 30 days.

A full list of UFC Fight Night 35 suspensions can be found below:

Derek Brunson: suspended indefinitely due to broken jaw, requires physician clearance
Cole Miller: suspended 45 days due to broken hand
Costas Philippou: suspended 30 days
Mike Easton: suspended 30 days due to laceration over left eye
Sam Sicilia: suspended 30 days due to swollen left eye
Justin Edwards: suspended 30 days due to laceration over left eye
Isaac Vallie-Flagg: suspended 30 days due to laceration over left eye
Trevor Smith: suspended 30 days due to laceration on forehead

The following fighter have been suspended 7 days for precautionary measures
Luke Rockhold, Brad Tavares, Lorenz Larkin, T.J. Dillashaw, Yoel Romero, John Moraga
Dustin Ortiz, Ramsey Nijem, Elias Silverio, Brian Houston, Louis Smolka, Alptekin Ozkilic
Vinc Pichel, Garett Whiteley, Beneil Dariush, Charlie Brenneman