UFC 121 “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” Medical Suspensions issued by the California State Medical Commission:
Brock Lesnar — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days; 60 days, with no contact for 60 days for left cheek laceration; and 180 days, with no contact for 180 days (may be cleared early by ophthalmologist)
Jake Shields — suspended 180 days, with no contact for 180 days (may be cleared early by ophthalmologist for bleeding in eye and blurred vision)
Diego Sanchez — suspended 180 days, with no contact for 180 days (may be cleared early by physician for possible right wrist fracture)
Paulo Thiago — suspended 60 days, with no contact for 60 days (may be cleared early by physician for laceration)
Tito Ortiz — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days
Brendan Schaub — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days
Gabriel Gonzaga — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days
Court McGee — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days; 180 days, with no contact for 180 days (may be cleared by physician early for possible right hand fracture)
Ryan Jensen — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days
Patrick Cote — suspended 180 days, with no contact for 180 days (may be cleared by ophthalmologist early for retina)
Chris Camozzi — suspended 60 days, with no contact for 60 days (may be cleared early by physician for left brow laceration)
Dongi Yang — suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days
Gilbert Yvel – suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
As for bonuses:
Cain Velasquez, Diego Sanchez, Paulo Thiago, and Daniel Roberts each earned $70,000 fight night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez” event.
The newly-crowned heavyweight champion Velasquez earned some extra cash for his UFC 121 win over Brock Lesnar, scoring the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his first-round TKO of the former champ in the UFC 121 main event.
UFC 121 bonuses also went to Diego Sanchez and Paulo Thiago for their back-and-forth “Fight of the Night” on the UFC 121 pay-per-view main card, while Daniel Roberts scored “Submission of the Night” with a 73-second anaconda choke of Mike Guymon on the UFC 121 prelims.
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