Filed under: News , UFC The Arizona Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts Commission issued lengthier-than-mandatory medical suspensions to 15 fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 103 event, including the featherweight headliners. Main event winner Yair Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was given an indefinite suspension after his second-round TKO win over UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn (16-11-2 MMA, 12-10-2 UFC), who was handed a 180-day sit. Reasons for the medical suspensions were not disclosed by the commission, though in the case of Rodriguez, an indefinite suspension typically can be lifted after the fighter receives the clearance of a physician. In the case of a six-month suspension like Penn’s, the same usually is true. MMAjunkie obtained the list of suspensions from the commission, part of the Arizona Department of Gaming, which oversaw Sunday’s card at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
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