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.
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Welcome to F4WOnline.com s live coverage of UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2, emanating from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Octagon is back in front of a full arena of UFC fans for the first time since March 2020, and they are treated to a stacked card featuring three title fights.
In the main event, UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman defends against his rival, Jorge Masvidal. It is a rematch from UFC 251 in July, which was won by Usman by unanimous decision. However, Masvidal took that fight on just a week s notice, something he has consistently reminded everyone of, and Usman asked for a rematch with Masvidal on a full training camp to show that the result would be no different.
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UFC 261 Results Live: Kamaru Usman explosive display, defeat Jorge Masvidal via 2nd round Technical Knock out: Kamaru Usman registered a massive knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal to retain his Welterweigth title. In another headline bout, Former champion Rose Namajunas has defeated China’s Zhang Weili via first round knockout. Zhang was returning for the first time since her epic bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Zhang was knocked out in the 1st round via head kick by Namajunas.
Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Jorge Masvidal Round 2: Masvidal threw a few more leg kicks early in the round, landing a few of them solidly. Both fighters missed with overhand rights and Usman landed a bomb of a right moments later, folding Masvidal to the canvas. Usman flurried with hammerfists and the fight was over. A MASSIVE knockout victory for Usman.
Champ Kamaru Usman (169.5 lbs.) vs. #4 Jorge Masvidal (170 lbs.) – for welterweight title
Champ Zhang Weili (114.5 lbs.) vs. #1 Rose Namajunas (114.5 lbs.) – for women’s strawweight title
Champ Valentina Shevchenko (124.5 lbs.) vs. #1 Jessica Andrade (124.5 lbs.) – for women’s flyweight title
#9 Uriah Hall (185 lbs.) vs. #11 Chris Weidman (186 lbs.)
#13 Jimmy Crute (205.5 lbs.) vs. #6 Anthony Smith (206 lbs.)
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Randy Brown (171 lbs.) vs. Alex Oliveira (171 lbs.)
Dwight Grant (170 lbs.) vs. Stefan Sekulic (171 lbs.)
Brendan Allen (186 lbs.) vs. Karl Roberson (185 lbs.)
Tristan Connelly (146 lbs.) vs. Pat Sabatini (146 lbs.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Danaa Batgerel (136 lbs.) vs. Kevin Natividad (135.5 lbs.)
Kazula Vargas (155 lbs.) vs. Rongzhu (156 lbs.)
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