Medical Suspensions: Bellator 106’s Alvarez & Chandler Among 22 Suspended Fighters

By Evan Stoumbelis

Bellator 106 took place this Saturday in Long Beach California during which Eddie Alvarez avenged his loss to the formerly undefeated Michael Chandler to win the lightweight belt, Emmanuel Newton defeated King Mo to win the interim light-heavyweight belt, Daniel Straus defeated Pat Curran to win the featherweight belt, and Joe Riggs defeated Mike Bronzoulis to win the inaugural season of Fight Master.

Below are the medical suspensions that were dealt out by the California State Athletic Commission.

Eddie Alvarez: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to left eyelid and paid in orbital bone
Michael Chandler: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to left eye
Emanuel Newton: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to left cheek
Muhammed Lawal: mandatory seven-day suspension
Daniel Straus: mandatory seven-day suspension
Pat Curran: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to scalp
Joe Riggs: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible fractured right orbital and right thumb, and suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact for laceration to left eyebrow
Mike Bronzoulis: mandatory seven-day suspension
Mike Richman: mandatory seven-day suspension
Akop Stepanyan: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to left eyelid, and suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Cristiano Souza: mandatory seven-day suspension
Alejandro Garcia: suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible fractured right forearm
Brandon Halsey: mandatory seven-day suspension
Hector Ramirez: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
Jesse Juarez: mandatory seven-day suspension
Joe Williams: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout
Mike Guymon: mandatory seven-day suspension
Aaron Miller: mandatory seven-day suspension
Cleber Luciano: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to right temple
Joe Camacho: suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for laceration to left upper eyelid
Josh Smith: mandatory seven-day suspension
Darren Smith: mandatory seven-day suspension