UFC Shanghai medical suspensions: Michael Bisping out 60 days after brutal KO loss

Having suffered his second stoppage loss in three weeks, and his first (T)KO defeat since 2013, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been handed a 60-day medical suspension after Kelvin Gastelum wiped him out in just 2:30 in last week’s UFC Shanghai main event.

Bisping had replaced Anderson Silva on short notice following the latter’s USADA drug test failure. The Brit had just fought Georges St-Pierre in the UFC 217 main event on November 4th, getting dropped with a left hook and then choked unconscious in the third round. There was some pre-fight skepticism over the decision to allow him to compete after the GSP loss, and in fact the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) initially had him as suspended for 30 days. As it turned out, he was apparently cleared by a commission doctor after undergoing medical testing and got his suspension reduced to seven days. UFC analyst Joe Rogan was critical of the decision to allow Bisping to fight Gastelum, in what was the quickest turnaround of Bisping’s entire career.

The 60-day suspension comes courtesy of the UFC, who self-regulated their debut show in mainland China. Bisping plans to end his career with a bout in London, with that event currently set for March 14th.

Here is the full list of medical suspensions, courtesy of MMAjunkie:

• Kelvin Gastelum: suspended 7 days
• Michael Bisping: suspended 60 days due to KO and 45 days no contact
• Li Jingliang: suspended 7 days
• Zak Ottow: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor for right hand, and suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact
• Wang Guan: suspended 7 days
• Alex Caceres: suspended 45 days due to right eyelid laceration and 30 days no contact
• Alex Garcia: suspended 7 days
• Muslim Salikhov: suspended 7 days
• Zabit Magomedsharipov: suspended 7 days
• Sheymon Moraes: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout
• Song Kenan: suspended 7 days
• Bobby Nash: suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
• Yan Xiaonan: suspended 45 days due to lip laceration and 30 days no contact
• Kailin Curran: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout
• Song Yadong: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor for right foot, and suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact
• Bharat Kandare: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout
• Shamil Abdurakhimov: suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedic doctor for left thumb, and suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact
• Chase Sherman: suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO
• Gina Mazany: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for left toe, and suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact
• Wu Yanan: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact
• Rolando Dy: suspended 7 days
• Wuliji Buren: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout
• Cyril Asker: suspended 7 days
• Hu Yaozong: suspended minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout