UFC 86 Medical Suspensions: “Rampage” Suspended Until January 2nd
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official medial suspensions for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” directly from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Topping the list of medical suspensions is former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was defeated by Forrest Griffin in the night’s main event, who is suspended until January 2nd unless his knee, tibia, fibia, and thumb are cleared by a doctor.
Ten of the event’s eighteen fighters were issued a medical suspension.
Quinton Jackson (defeated by Forrest Griffin via unanimous decision) — Must have left knee, tibia, fibia, and thumb x-rayed and cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd. Minimum suspension untin August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Forrest Griffin (defeated Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision) — Must clear right upper eyelid laceration with doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Chris Lytle (defeated by Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision) — Must clear right eye lacerations with doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Josh Koscheck (defeated Chris Lytle via unanimous decision) — Suspended until August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Marcus Aurelio (defeated by Tyson Griffin via unanimous decision) — Must have possible left thumb ligament injury cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd. Minimum suspension until August 5th with no contact until July 27th.
Justin McCully (defeated by Gabriel Gonzaga via submission - Round 1) — Must have left shoulder cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd.
Cole Miller (defeated Jorge Gurgel via submission - Round 3) — Must have facial lacerations cleared by doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Jorge Gurgel (defeated by Cole Miller via submission - Round 3) — Mush have right tibia, fibia, and elbow x-rayed and cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until January 2nd.
Dennis Siver (defeated by Melvin Guillard via TKO - Round 1) — Suspended until August 20th with no contact until August 5th.
Justin Buchholz (defeated Corey Hill via submission - Round 2) — Must have scalp laceration cleared by doctor or suspended until September 4th.
Now that’s a list….
I like how Rampage has a whole leg and thumb he’s gotta clear and Forrest has only the cut eyelid that cuts damn near any fight he has. I’d rather have a cut mug than a bum wheel but that’s my opinion.
look how bad forrest hurt rampage how can anyone say he didny BEAT the champ
Yea knee problems are never fun…that sh*t takes long to heal…is there ever a fight when forrest doesn’t bleed?
Now no one can say that forrest didn’t beat the champ! Rampage got f’d up. Forrest didn’t. He caused more damage and won on the scorecards. Plain and simple.
WELL SAID GUYS WELL SAID
Rampage will be cleared and ready to go well before January 2nd. All he has to do is get a doctors clearance and he’ll be alright. If I am correct, all he has is a bruised hand and bruised left leg. That should not keep him out until January, maybe just a couple of weeks.
Yeah a Dr could clear him early but there’s gotta be reason for the Jan 2nd date. If he realistically could be cleared in a few weeks… why put the date out 6 months?
rampage at the top of that list with the longest possible medical suspension, but juanito ibara is gonna protest the fight?! what a jackass!!
Kelvin,
WORD!
You guys are stupid. Just stupid. Do you watch MMA? If so, do you know anything about it? One huge leg kick bruises Rampages knee, and BAM according to you clowns thats a loss. Thats crazy talk. You act like its some huge surprise that he has a knee problem after the fight and that it has all of a sudden justified a controversial decision.
Henry,
Take it easy bro sounds like you lost some money on the fight or something! you sound like Juanito Ibarra! who knows maybe you are Ibarra and if so shouldn’t you be retired? hahaha RAMPAGE LOST A CLOSE DECISION GET OVER IT STUPID CLOWN!!!
Rydawg. You are correct about Rampage losing a decision. I am a die hard Quinton fan, and I agree he lost a close decision. I had it 47-47 myself.
Round 1-Rampage 10-9
Round 2-Forrest 10-8(could have been 10-9 seeing as he did nothing in the mount position except lay there.
Round 3-Rampage 10-9
Round 4-Rampage 10-9
Round 5-Forrest 10-9.
I am not upset and ranting because Quinton lost. It was a fair decision that Forrest won but I think the 49-46 judge has fallen and bumped his head. What I am upset about is the fact that these clowns think the win is justified by a medical suspension. It has nothing to do with the scoring of the fight.
Henry,
I’m glad you clarified because you just sounded like one pissed off dude w/ a one sided view on things…I see your point but I think your getting confused, I don’t think the people commenting are trying to justify the win through medical suspension it’s just that people are defending Forrest in the fact that he did enough to win the fight that’s all…and I can’t wait for a rematch whether it’s for a title or not!!!
CHILL HENRY…. BREATHE DUDE.
THANKS FOR CALMING HIM DOWN RYDAWG
sometimes it seems the judges are watching something other than the fight.
anyone who watches regularly can remember some really wrong decisions.
with that said, i didn’t watch the fight, however jackson’s statement that forrest whupppppped his ass, is all i needed to hear. they will hook up again in the future.
i defend forrest’s victory because i saw the fight and a watched him hurt rampage. Even though this injury does not warrant a 6 month sspension it does show that forrest did beat rampage he came out virtually unhurt(forrest always gats cut)
forrest was the one unhurt sorry
Cole in case you didn’t see it congrats man that was great!
also henry after i rewatched the fight i did not see forest win round He won the first three minuts deffended well after he was knocked down and was able to get back up and go on the offensive to end the round
people need to get over the Rampage vs Forrest fight
What actually hurt rampage (he said it himself) was cage rust. Come on Dana lets see more big firghts on these cards. I’m sure Rampae didn’t mind walking around the champ for nine months, but he could have easily fit another fight in. This is what Randy and Tito re talking about. TUF makes Dana money not Rampage. Rampage makes money when he fights, he calls them paydays. I want all the title holders and top contenders fighting three or four times a year.
i thought that lytle would have been out longer at least long enough for a blood transfusion lol
i thought it was gonna be a majority or a splt or even both….. they had to know that forrest is notorious for eeking out dec in his favor his style makes him look active all the time so he looks good in the judges mind. i believe we will see a spyder forrest fight by xmas
maqkes sense spider want 2 more fights this year after irvin okami in oct forrest in dec.
First off, the length of a medical suspension has no reflection on who wins a fight. Rampage could’ve mounted him every round and completely beat his butt, but still would have had a longer suspension due to the type of injury he had. So get off that one.
Second off, on a more important note, TUF is having a negative impact on the UFC. I keep hearing about how TUF is a great breeding ground for new UFC talent. It seems each season that becomes less and less true. Unfortunately not only has the talent slipped, but it is killing some of the best divisions in MMA. Serra went a full year not defending his title because he and Matt were coaches on TUF. Rampage had a 9 month layoff, because of TUF. These two (past) champs are in the most stacked divisions in the UFC. Now you have Nog vs Mir, which will hold-up their already dying Heavyweight division. I know they think putting the champ on TUF will help boost PPV buys for his title shot… Well, you can safely say that isn’t the case after the lackuster anticipation to Rampage vs Forrest from the common fan. TUF is a big boy now. If it can’t stand on it’s own two feet by now, it’s time you put it to rest. Current tile-holders and TUF coaching should not be synonymous. There are plenty of other good fighters they can put in their as coaches which wouldn’t hold up the division’s title for months on end. (wow, this comment turned into a “letter to Dana” pretty quickly… sorry for that).
(typos from above)
…boost PPV buys for his title *defense*…
…Current *title*-holders and TUF coaching should not…
…they can put in *there* as coaches…
Henry,
I really do not feel like typing it again as I did on 2-3 other articles previously…..but!!!!!!! Rampage did not win round one. Nope….He just didn’t….I just can’t type it again…It’s frustrating. However, regarding your comment on Forrest doing nothing in the 2nd round while on top….WTF did Rampage do after his ONE punch in the first round? Nothing. He humped Forrest towards the cage and did NOTHING! Anyway…Forrest won round one. I just can’t go into all the detail again. Did you watch the fight again?
Not to be an ass here, but what’s a “fibia”?
Is this someone misspelling the word fibula? Or is it a tiny bone with which I’m unfamiliar?
Harimwakairi - Same as the Fibula. Fibula is the standard term for the outer leg bone but fibia means the same thing and is what the NSAC has apparently decided to use.
KOuch……yes I watched the fight and yes, Rampage did in fact win round one. But it doesn’t matter, he lost. I am not saying he got robbed, I am just saying it is worthy of an immediate rematch. It was so close they have to do it again. I dont even really think round two was a 10-8 round myself, but I dont have a real beef with the judges calling it that way.
mikemick you are 100% right about TUF. tito shamrock was good because it did not hold up a division it built up to a fight and increased ppv sales. Also penn pulver was a great TUF. I disagree with somewhat about the medical suspensions. as i said befor what this proves is that forrest did do damage. Since the fight was was close many people have said rampage should have won because he did more damage. the suspensions only prove that to be false. This may have had an impact on the judges scoring in very close rounds.
Dirtydan, by damage ppl mean inflicting a larger number of powerful blows.
I had it as:
10-9 Forrest
10-8 Forrest
10-9 Rampage
10-9 Rampage
10-9 Forrest
Forrest won, but it was close (apart from the 10-8 round).
who cares whether they scored the fight 49-46 or 48-47…a loss still counts as a loss whether it’s by unanimous dec, split dec, ko, tko, sub,stoppage, whatever. can all the whimpering rampage fans get over it already. let’s talk about who’s next for a title fight against the NEW champ!
Henry,
NO GO! Rampage did not win round one! Forrest landed more strikes, controlled the pace of the fight and escaped the ground against Rampage’s strength for the brief 35 seconds Rampage had a hair of control in rd 1. The ONLY reason people give Rampage the round is because he connected ONE punch that lead to a knock down which Rampage did NOT capitalize on. In the first round what did Rampage do on the ground? NOTHING! Are you f-n serious that you give a round to a fighter for a punch that was a knockDOWN not a knockOUT? The rest of Rampages “attempted” combos were not effective because of Forrest’s leg kicks. I don’t get where you’re coming from. How does Forrest outstriking, controlling the pace and causing more damgage not win round one? Watch Again! Furthermore, Rampage does not deserve an immediate title shot. He should have to fight a contender first. Rampage’s title defense was the epidamy of all title defenses. It was ugly, horrific and lacked champion desire. I love Rampage but he was off that night and by no means does he deserve a shot right away. BS! Rampage went from being hated to loved by the majority of fans and I am happy as hell about that. At the same time, people need to be realistic in how things work. Rampage looked like ****! Now it’s time to work his way back up the ladder.
KOuch,
DUDE I AGREE WITH YOU 100%…
YZ,
Thank You. I can now go about my day much less frustrated knowing a regular sees eye to eye with me. I started to get the feeling I was all alone….The one thing I like is that the topic has been debated not argued into foul mouthed insults. Other message boards and sites with comments are filled with insults and fights. Good group here indeed.
bottom line Griffin is going to lose to who ever comes up next knock out by silva or ice man either way hes not holding on to it for long as for Jacksons knee
who F***ing cares
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown…” Forrest will have to work his rear off for any successful title defenses. And should he be successful a couple of times its probably a safe bet it will be a canidate for fight of the year.