Josh Thomson may be out quite a while.
The Bellator 172 medical suspensions were released to MMAFighting.com. Five fighters on the card, including Thomson, were handed 180-day suspensions pending doctor’s clearance.
Bellator 172 took place inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The event was supposed to be headlined by a heavyweight battle between mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Fedor Emelianenko and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Matt Mitrione. Instead, Mitrione was pulled due to kidney stones.
A lightweight clash between Patricky Freire and “The Punk” took the main event spot. “Pitbull” knocked out Thomson in the second round with a thunderous uppercut. Freire’s knockout win spoiled Thomson’s Bellator debut and his hometown showing.
You can see the full list of Bellator 172 medical suspensions below:
Josh Thomson: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Brooke Mayo: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
James Terry: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
Cesar Gonzalez: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
Anthony Do: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance
Abraham Vaesau: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Veta Arteaga: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
J.C. Llamas: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
Martin Sano: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
Oli Thompson: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Francisco France: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Josh Koscheck: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Matt Ramirez: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Diego Herzog: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Abner Perez: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Dominic Sumner: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Patricky Freire: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Cheick Kongo: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Anatoly Tokov: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Mauricio Alonso: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Nikko Jackson: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Juan Cardenas: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Luis Vargas: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Bobby Escalanate: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Jeremy Murphy: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
J.J. Okanaovich: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Zach Andrews: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Justin Tenedora: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Roqui Reyes: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
Gaston Bolanos: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
