"Strikeforce: Nashville" medical suspensions issued to all fighters, six get extended layoffs

As is customary, the Tennessee Athletic Commission issued medical suspensions to all fighters who competed at this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Nashville” event.

While most of the suspensions run the customary three days, six fighters – none of whom competed on the CBS-televised main card – were issued suspensions of 30 days or more.

“Strikeforce: Nashville” took place April 17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., and featured three title fights.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) contacted the Tennessee commission for medical suspensions and salaries. However, due to the state’s privacy laws, salaries aren’t disclosed, and the suspensions were available only through the Association of Boxing Commissions’ official record-keepers at mixedmartialarts.com.

Main-card winners Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (who won Strikeforce’s light-heavyweight title), defending middleweight champ Jake Shields, and defending lightweight title-holder Gilbert Melendez, and their respective opponents – Gegard Mousasi, Dan Henderson and Shinya Aoki – were each issued a three-day suspension with no contact allowed during training for three days. All of the main-card fights went to five-round decision.

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