Hernandez and Rodrigues receive six-month suspensions after UFC Sacramento bout

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 22: (L-R) Anthony Hernandez reacts after a kick from Gregory Rodrigues of Brazil in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on August 22, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Gregory Rodrigues and Anthony Hernandez went to war in the UFC Sacramento main event, and they’ll both have the scars to show for it. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions stemming from the event with both main event fighters looking at potential six-month layoffs due to eerily similar injuries. Rodrigues, who ultimately earned a unanimous decision win in the fight, is looking at a potential six-month layoff due to “possible fracture to right leg” that has to be cleared by a physician if he hopes to come back any sooner. As for Hernandez, he’s facing a similar six-month suspension if he doesn’t get cleared by a physician for a “possible fracture to the left knee.” During the fight, Hernandez ate numerous nasty leg kicks from Rodrigues that actually took him off his feet. Now he may be looking at a lengthy layoff from the damage done. Despite winning his fight via knockout in impressive fashion, Marquel Mederos is also looking at a possible six month suspension unless he’s cleared by a physician for a possible fracture to his right orbital bone. The same goes for top prospect Larryan Douglas, who was issued a possible six-month suspension for a potential fracture to his right orbital. After Douglas’ fight was over, his coach Cub Swanson confirmed the broken orbital bone, which will need to heal before he’s allowed to compete again. The only other potential six-month suspension came from the opening bout on the card with Elise Reed requiring physician’s clearance for a possible fracture to her nose. Here are the full medical suspensions from UFC Sacramento: Gregory Rodrigues: 180 days or cleared by a physician for possible fracture to right leg. 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to a hard bout and 7 days mandatory suspension. Anthony Hernandez: 180 days or cleared by a physician for possible fracture to left knee. 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to a hard bout and 7 days mandatory suspension. Vitor Petrino: 7 day mandatory suspension Serghei Spivak: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact. 7 days mandatory suspension. Reinier de Ridder: 7 days mandatory suspension Roman Dolidze: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension Marquel Mederos: 180 days or cleared by physician for possible fracture to right orbital. 7 days mandatory suspension Mason Jones: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension Carli Judice: 7 days mandatory suspension Jeisla Chavez: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 day mandatory suspension Anthony Wint: 60 day suspension or cleared by physician for laceration to right eyebrow. 7 days mandatory suspension Terrance Chatman: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to a hard bout. 7 days mandatory suspension Jamall Emmers: 7 days mandatory suspension Lerryan Douglas: 180 days or cleared by physician for possible fracture to right orbital. 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension. Shamil Gaziev: 7 days mandatory suspension Kennedy Nzechukwu: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contract due to knockout. 7 days mandatory suspension. Chris Padilla: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to hard bout. 7 days mandatory suspension Nasrat Haqparast: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension Marcio Barbosa: 7 days mandatory suspension Ryan Kuse: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension Stan Dorsainvil: 60 day suspension or cleared by physician to laceration to left eye. 7 days mandatory suspension Gauge Young: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to hard bout. 7 days mandatory suspension Jackson McVey: 7 days mandatory suspension Wesley Schultz: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension Shanelle Dyer: 7 days mandatory suspension Elise Reed: 180 days or cleared by physician for possible fracture to nose. 60 day suspension or cleared by physician for laceration to left ear. 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact due to TKO. 7 days mandatory suspension.

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California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) today released its full list of injuries and medical suspensions for those combatants fighting at the UFC Sacramento MMA event last weekend in “The Golden State,” with five fighters drawing six-month timeouts. That includes event headliners Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues. “Fluffy” will have to get his leg cleared by […]