UFC 104 Medical Suspensions: Machida Sidelined 60 Days; Barry Out Up To Six Months
UFC 104 winners Lyoto Machida and Patrick Barry were among eight fighters from Saturday’s event in Los Angeles who were issued medical suspensions by the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
Machida, the UFC’s light heavyweight champ who won a controversial decision over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the UFC 104 headliner, was suspended for 60 days for a lip laceration, potentially delaying an immediate rematch with Rua that was reportedly being planned for UFC 108 on January 2.
Barry, who won “Knockout of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” for his second-round knockout of Antoni Hardonk, could be out up to six months due to a possible broken wrist.
The full list of medical suspensions included:
- Lyoto Machida – Suspended 60 days (left upper lip laceration)
- Ben Rothwell – Suspended 45 days (precautionary) and 60 days (right eyebrow laceration)
- Spencer Fisher – Suspended 45 days (precautionary) and 60 days (right eye laceration)
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida – Suspended 45 days (precautionary)
- Eric Schafer – Suspended 60 days or cleared by physician (right side nose laceration)
- Patrick Barry – Suspended 180 days or cleared by physician (possible left wrist fracture)
- Antoni Hardonk – Suspended 45 days (precautionary)
- Rob Kimmons – Suspended 45 days (precautionary) and 60 days (forehead laceration)
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Pictured: Patrick Barry
Tags: Antoni Hardonk, Ben Rothwell, Eric Schafer, Lyoto Machida, Patrick Barry, Rob Kimmons, Spencer Fisher, Yoshiyuki Yoshida
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Machida will be cleared to fight on Jan 2nd no worries, good stuff….. Sucks for Barry but he has a bit of $ to spend now soo one hopes he makes some sound financial decisions
Issue isn’t the date his suspension is up, but that it includes 60 days no contact as well, which would prevent him from training until late-December, likely preventing the January fight unless he can get cleared by a doctor to return earlier.
Honestly, no one is going to keep Machida from training and he will be cleared and magically “ready” for the rematch come Jan 2
Kris, you wrote “Risk” instead of “Wrist.” Just helping out.
Thanks, fixed.
Wow, maybe Barry will get his fight with Kongo after all seeing how he is going to have to wait at least 6 months to get back in the Octagon.
This is all depending on how Kongo does against Mir.
I like Barry, alot and dislike Kongo even more, but Barry will have his hands full for sure with Kongo.
don’t think barry can do much against kongo… no one can really out strike him.. i would like to see him fight todd duffee after he destroys paul.. even tho duffee might be too much for him :/
I think we’re almost getting to the point in the UFC HW division wherein we have to consider the super HWs as a de facto separate division, albeit one without a title or offical sanction.
Patrick Barry put on a He11a sharp performance against Hardonk, DEFINTELY earned his bonus check, and MIGHT do well against someone like Kongo or Heath Herring if he ever returns to MMA, although personally I doubt it if he fights Kongo.
But when we start suggesting he steps in with guys the size of Duffee, or larger, we’re asking an awful lot from a guy thats not even 6 feet tall and barely weighs 230 pounds.
Not to disrespect him, but he’d most likely get mauled by any of the new super HW/wrestler-types Dana is growing in specimen tanks out in the UFC’s secret MMA eugenics lab in the desert outside of Las Vegas.
And as for the Dragon, I’m sure he’ll be good to go regardless of any sort of “suspension”.
It’s not like the CSAC is going to fly an inspector down to Machida’s dad’s farm out in the Rainforest somewhere and see if he’s abiding by the “no-contact” language of his medical…
i agree with is 100% …soo duffee/kongo it is then!