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UFC Vegas 36 took place this past weekend with an exciting featherweight clash as the main event. Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined a card that took place at the UFC APEX. Despite having multiple cancelations, the fight card went ahead with 12 fights. Following the fights, not one but six fighters received a six-month suspension, which includes Daniel Rodriguez, who secured an impressive win over Kevin Lee. Here’s a full list of the suspensions handed out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. 

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UFC Vegas 36- Main card suspensions

Giga Chikadze vs Edson Barboza 

Chikadze suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21.

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Barboza suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21.

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Bryan Battle vs Gilbert Urbina 

Battle suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 – Cut near the right eye.

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Urbina must have a left knee MRI and left wrist X-ray. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21

Ricky Turcios vs Brady Hiestand

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Turcios suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 – Cut under the right toe.

Hiestand minimum suspension no contest until 10/13/21, no contact until 09/28/21.

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Daniel Rodriguez vs Kevin Lee 

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Rodriguez must have a left-hand X-ray. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21

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Lee is suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 – Cut above the right eye.

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Andre Petroski vs Michael Gilmore 

Petroski- suspended until 09/19/21. No contact until 09/12/21.

Gilmore- suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21.

Gerald Meerschaert vs Makhmud Muradov

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Meerschaert – suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21.

Muradov – suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21.

Preliminary card suspensions 

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Alessio Di Chirico 

Alhassan-no suspension.

Di Chirico suspended until 10/28/21. No contact until 10/13/21.

Wellington Turman vs Sam Alvey 

Alvey- suspended until 10/13/21. No contact until 09/28/21 – Cut under left eye.

Turman must have a right great toe fracture cleared by an orthopedic doctor or no contest until 02/25/22. Minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21.

Dustin Jacoby vs Darren Stewart 

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Jacoby facing no suspension

Stewart- suspended until 10/31/21. No contact until 09/28/21.

JJ Aldrich vs Vanessa Demopoulos

Aldrich- suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21.

Demopoulos- suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21 – Facial abrasions.

Patrick Sabatini vs Jamall Emmers 

Sabatini facing no suspension

Emmers must have a left knee MRI. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 10/13/21, no contact until 09/28/21

Mana Martinez vs Guido Cannetti

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Martinez – suspended until 09/28/21. No contact until 09/19/21.

Cannetti must have right shoulder and left knee MRIs. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 02/25/22; minimum suspension no contest until 09/28/21, no contact until 09/19/21

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Kevin Binoy is a senior UFC author at EssentiallySports. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Fergusson College and has been covering sports professionally for over two years. Besides working with the MMA desk, Kevin is a core member of the organization's web stories team and is responsible for delivering engaging MMA web stories. He has also written for a soccer website named Dribl. Kevin has covered monumental MMA moments such as Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement at UFC 254 and Conor McGregor's maiden MMA TKO defeat at UFC 257. He was attracted to MMA when he watched Ronda Rousey demolish Cat Zingano in 2015. Following 'Rowdy's departure, he has gravitated towards fighters like Jon Jones and 'The Eagle' Khabib Nurmagomedov. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys the sport of horse riding and also plays soccer regularly.

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