Four Medical Suspensions Issued For UFC 87

Despite the bloody outcome of several of Saturday's fights, only four fighters have been issued with medical suspensions, and none of them are long ones.

Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, who faced off against each other in a title fight, were both issued with 30 day suspensions due to lacerations. This came as a suprise to many fans as Fitch particularly looked like he had suffered potential orbital bone damage.

Dan Evensen, who faced Cheick Kongo in a heavyweight fight was suspended for 30 days, and must be cleared by a doctor following a CT scan to rule out serious damage.

Ryan Thomas, who suffered a submission loss to Ben Saunders was also issued with a 30 day suspension for facial lacerations.

Suprisingly, Heath Herring was not issued a suspension despite serious facial lacerations.

UFC 87 Bout Announced

Following the announcement of UFC 87: Seek and Destroy yesterday, Cheick Kongo has announced his return to the Octagon at this event.

Kongo recently lost to Heath Herring via split decision at UFC 82 in March, and is looking to get back onto a winning streak with a fight against UFC newcomer Dan Evensen (10-2). Evensen is a heavy striker, with seven of his ten wins coming via KO or TKO.

This bout joins confirmed fights between Mark Coleman and Brock Lesnar, and Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta. The event takes place in August at The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.