The Washington State Department of Licensing verified with Sherdog.com on Tuesday that Moraga has been suspended for 180 days unless he is cleared by a physician. Regardless, he must spend at least 30 days on the shelf. Meanwhile, Johnson received a seven-day suspension following his fifth-round submission win at KeyArena in Seattle.
The evening’s Fox-broadcast main card also saw Rory MacDonald defeat Jake Ellenberger in a lackluster welterweight co-headliner. Both men received seven-day suspensions following their 15-minute bout.
Just prior to that contest, Robbie Lawler knocked out Bobby Voelker with a violent, second-round head kick that prompted regulators to hand Voelker a 180-day suspension pending a medical evaluation. Though he may return to the cage earlier if cleared, Voelker must serve a minimum suspension of 60 days.
Michael Chiesa, Danny Castillo, Mac Danzig, Ed Herman and Aaron Riley were also handed 180-day suspensions, while Trevor Smith and Germaine de Randamie were suspended indefinitely. As with Moraga and Voelker, the aforementioned competitors may all return to action sooner if cleared by a doctor.
UFC on Fox 8 Medical Suspensions
Demetrious
Johnson: Suspended 7 days
John
Moraga: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 30 days
Rory
MacDonald: Suspended 7 days
Jake
Ellenberger: Suspended 7 days
Robbie
Lawler: Suspended 7 days
Bobby
Voelker: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 60 days
Liz
Carmouche: Suspended 7 days
Jessica
Andrade: Suspended 45 days unless cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 30 days
Jorge
Masvidal: Suspended 7 days
Michael
Chiesa: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 30 days
Danny
Castillo: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor
Tim
Means: Suspended 7 days
Melvin
Guillard: Suspended 7 days
Mac
Danzig: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 60 days
Daron
Cruickshank: Suspended 7 days
Yves
Edwards: Suspended 7 days
Ed
Herman: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor
Trevor
Smith: Suspended indefinitely until cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 42 days
Germaine
de Randamie: Suspended indefinitely until cleared by doctor;
regardless, suspended 30 days
Julie
Kedzie: Suspended 7 days
Justin
Salas: Suspended 45 days
Aaron
Riley: Suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor; regardless,
suspended 45 days
Yaotzin
Meza: Suspended 7 days
John
Albert: Suspended 7 days