The shoulder injury Gilbert Burns suffered in the first round of his UFC 288 fight with Belal Muhammad will require him to get a doctor’s clearance.
For now, Burns is suspended indefinitely pending that clearance, according to medical suspensions released on Monday by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, which regulated this past Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Burns, who appeared visibly dejected during the five-round fight, ultimately lost a unanimous decision to Muhammad, who has been assured of a welterweight title shot against the winner of an upcoming fight between champ Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.
In total, 14 fighters on the 12-bout card received medical suspensions. Fighters with indefinite terms need a doctor’s clearance to fight again.
Here is the full list of medical suspensions from UFC 288:
- Henry Cejudo: suspended 30 days with no contact.
- Gilbert Burns: suspended indefinitely pending orthopedist clearance of left shoulder and suspended indefinitely pending X-ray of left shoulder; also suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Jessica Andrade: suspended 30 days with no contact for TKO.
- Movsar Evloev: suspended 14 days with no contact.
- Diego Lopes: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Drew Dober: suspended 30 days with no contact for TKO.
- Kennedy Nzechukwu: suspended 30 days with no contact.
- Devin Clark: suspended 14 days with no contact.
- Khaos Williams: suspended indefinitely pending X-ray right foot, and suspended indefinitely pending MRI of left knee; also suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Rolando Bedoya: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- Braxton Smith: suspended 30 days with no contact for TKO.
- Ikram Aliskerov: suspended 7 days with no contact.
- Phil Hawes: suspended 60 days with no contact for KO.
- Joseph Holmes: suspended indefinitely pending orthopedist clearance of left forearm and suspended 30 days with no contact for TKO.