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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's Combative Sports division has issued indefinite medical suspensions to WEC 39 competitors Marcos Galvao and Johny Hendricks.
The Texas athletic commission today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that both competitors will need clearance from an orthopedic doctor before returning to competition.
WEC 39 took place March 1 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Galvao suffered a devastating first-round knockout loss to Damacio Page on the night's preliminary card. Galvao went unconscious and appeared to suffer a seizure as a result of the knockout. However, a post-fight medical examination and subsequent MRI cleared him of any serious injuries, a representative from his team recently told MMAjunkie.com.
Hendricks, meanwhile, scored a unanimous-decision victory over Alex Serdyukov in a preliminary-card bout. Both fighters earned a $7,500 "Fight of the Night" bonus for the effort. Despite the victory, Hendricks suffered significant damage in the bout, and he'll need doctor's clearance before he returns to the cage.
Seventeen of the night's 22 competitors were issued precautionary seven- or 10-day suspensions. Additionally, Phil Cardella, who dropped a split decision to Danny Castillo, was issued a 15-day suspension, and the commission handed down 30-day suspensions to Greg McIntyre and Justin Haskins, who both suffered TKO losses.
The full list of suspensions includes:
Indefinite: Marcos Galvao and Johny Hendricks
30 days: Justin Haskins and Greg McIntyre
15 days: Phil Cardella
10 days: Jose Aldo, Mike Brown, Mike Budnik, Danny Castillo, John Franchi, Leonard Garcia, Marcus Hicks, Ricardo Lamas, Rob McCullough, Chris Mickle, Kenji Osawa, Damacio Page, Mike Pierce, Rafael Rebello, Alex Serdyukov and Bart Palaszewski
7 days: Alex Karalexis
lol Damacio and Mike are both suspended because their fists are sore from smashing heads.