Most of the fighters from UFC 281 on Saturday are going to require medical clearance before they can return to competition, per the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).
The NYSAC released its medical suspensions on Monday, and headliners Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya are included in the said group of fighters. ‘Po Atan’ finished the ‘Last Stylebender’ by fifth-round TKO to claim the UFC middleweight championship. However, both men face extended time away from the Octagon—after being given respective 30 and 60-day terms of mandatory restm plus indefinite suspensions for medical clearance. Reasons for the lengths of these suspensions were not revealed.