UFC on ESPN 11 medical suspensions: Josh Emmett facing long absence

The medical suspensions for last Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 card have been released, and as expected, co-main event star Josh Emmett is facing a long sit.

Emmett battled Shane Burgos in the UFC on ESPN 11 co-main event. While he ended up winning a unanimous decision, Burgos didn’t make it easy on him. Emmett wound up leaving the Octagon with a litany of serious injuries. Those injuries could keep him out of the cage for 180 days.

Most people would of quit or looked for a way out! I will NEVER QUIT!

1 Complete ACL tear
2 MCL Sprain with partial tearing
3 Bakers cyst rupture
4 Focal impact fracture of
femur on the lateral
5 Chondral defect (cartilage) on tibia laterally matching impact area #UFCVegas3

— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) June 23, 2020

The UFC on ESPN 11 card was headlined by a heavyweight showdown between ranked contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Blaydes, who won the fight by decision, is facing a 45-day sit due to a sliced lip, while Volkov has been handed a 30-day suspension.

See the full suspensions for the card below (h/t MMA Junkie):

UFC on ESPN 11 Medical Suspensions:

• Curtis Blaydes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to lip laceration.
• Alexander Volkov: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Josh Emmett: Suspended 180 days or until MRI of left knee is cleared by orthopedic sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Shane Burgos: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days or until laceration under right eye is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
• Marion Reneau: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to a “hard fight”
• Belal Muhammad: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to right eyebrow laceration
• Roosevelt Roberts: Suspended 180 days or until MRI and x-ray of left elbow is cleared by an orthopedic medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Clay Guida: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 30 days
• Tecia Torres: Suspended 180 days or until left hand x-ray is cleared by orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Brianna van Buren: Suspended 180 days or until right hand is cleared by an orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Marc-Andre Barriault: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Oskar Piechota: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 21 days
• Cortney Casey: Suspended 180 days or until right hand and wrist x-rays are cleared by orthopedic/sports medicine doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Justin Jaynes: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days or until right supraorbital laceration is cleared by a doctor
• Frank Camacho: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
• Roxanne Modafferi: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
• Max Rohskopf: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to laceration above left eye

What was your favorite moment from UFC on ESPN 11?