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UFC 261 medical suspensions: Chris Weidman faces six-month layoff after broken leg
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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is one of six fighters facing lengthy medical suspensions after UFC 261.
Weidman suffered a broken leg after Uriah Hall checked his leg kick in the opening seconds of the pay-per-view bout this past month, and he now faces a six-month medical suspension, per the Florida State Boxing Commission, which regulated the event at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
The FSBC released the suspension lengths but did not provide details on the nature of the suspensions, citing medical privacy, but MMA Fighting obtained some details on several of them. Generally, full suspension terms apply only if an injury is not cleared by a relevant doctor, though Weidman’s timetable for return remains unknown in the wake of the serious injury.
UFC Rankings Report: Does Kamaru Usman Get His P4P Wish?
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 261! Check out all the changes below!
Men’s Pound for Pound: Unlike Khabib Nurmagomedov before him, Kamaru Usman does not get his wish to be placed at #1 on the pound-for-pound rankings over Jon Jones, and the rankings remain exactly the same this week, including Jones at #1 and Usman at #2.
Women’s Pound for Pound: Rose Namajunas moves up to #3 after defeating Zhang Weili for the UFC strawweight championship at UFC 261, with Zhang falling one spot down to #4. Jéssica Andrade drops one spot down to #6 after being defeated by Valentina Shevchenko, and Joanna Jędrzejczyk moves up a spot to #5. Following her latest win, Shevchenko remains ranked #2, a spot behind Amanda Nunes.