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UFC Fight Night 117 Medical Suspensions: Okami Out 45 Days

September 25, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
UFC Fight Night 117

The UFC has issued their medical suspensions for UFC Fight Night 117. MMAjunkie reports that fourteen suspensions were issued in total beyond the standard mandatory seven days, which include a forty-five day suspension to headliner Yushin Okami. Okami is out due to going unconscious during Ovince Saint Preux’s choke on him, with thirty days of no contact.

Also suspended are co-main eventers Jessica Andrade and Claudia Gadelha. Andrade is out for thirty days due to a forehead laceration, with twenty-one days of no contact. Gadelha is out for forty-five days due to a right eyebrow laceration.

The show took place on Saturday in Saitama, Japan. The full list of longer-than-mandatory suspensions is below:

Yushin Okami: Suspended 45 days due to no tap on choke, leaving him unconscious, with 30 days no contact.
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for forehead laceration.
Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 45 days for right eyebrow laceration; head CT scan was negative.
Takanori Gomi: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO.
Henrique da Silva: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for knockout.
Teruto Ishihara: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Rolando Dy: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Keita Nakamura: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact; head CT scan was negative.
Alex Morono: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for right hand, and suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right eyebrow laceration.
Chan-Mi Jeon: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Shinsho Anzai: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Luke Juneau: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for right eyebrow laceration.
Daichi Abe: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by maxillofacial surgeon, and suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact.
Hyun Gyu Lim: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist, and suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for nasal laceration.