The 23rd UFC on FOX event took place this past Saturday night (Jan. 28) inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Women’s bantamweights Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena battled in a likely title eliminator.
After getting taken down in the second round, “Bullet” worked towards an armbar. She locked it in and forced the tap. Shevchenko is likely heading towards a title bout with champion Amanda Nunes later this year.
Welterweights Donald Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal met in the center of the Octagon for the co-main event. “Cowboy” came into the bout on a four-fight winning streak. “Gamebred” snapped the streak with a devastating TKO win in the second round.
Heavyweight prospect Francis Ngannou was also featured on the main card. “The Predator” went head-to-head with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder Andrei Arlovski. Ngannou improved his winning streak to nine when he starched “The Pitbull” in a first-round TKO.
The Colorado State Boxing Commission released the event’s medical suspensions to MMAFighting.com. Four fighters including Pena and Aljamain Sterling were served with 180-day suspensions.
Below are the medical suspensions:
Julianna Pena: Suspended 180 days, can be cleared earlier by physician
Aljamain Sterling: Suspended 180 days, can be cleared earlier by physician
Jordan Johnson: Suspended 180 days, can be cleared earlier by physician
Eric Shelton: Suspended 180 days, can be cleared earlier by physician; minimum suspension of 30 days
Jorge Masvidal: Suspended 90 days, can be cleared earlier by physician
Marcos Rogerio De Lima: Suspended 90 days, can be cleared earlier by physician; minimum suspension of 30 days (weight)
Andrei Arlovski: Suspended 60 days
Robert Nash: Suspended 60 days
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 45 days
Henrique da Silva: Suspended 45 days
Jason Knight: Suspended 30 days
Alex Caceres: Suspended 30 days
Sam Alvey: Suspended 30 days
Nate Marquardt: Suspended 30 days
Alessio Di Chirico: Suspended 30 days
Eric Spicely: Suspended 30 days
Jeremy Kimball: Suspended 30 days
J.C. Cottrell: Suspended 30 days
Jason Gonzalez: Suspended 30 days
