UFC officials announced Tuesday that John Makdessi will replace the injured Claudio Puelles against Sage Northcutt at UFC 214 on July 29th in Anaheim.
Makdessi (14-6-0) hasn’t competed since a first-round knockout loss to Lando Vannata at UFC 206 in December. The 32-year-old recently returned to Tristar Gym and is currently 1-3 in his last four fights.
Northcutt (8-2-0) has lost dropped of his last three fights, including a submission loss to Mickey Gall at UFC on FOX 22 in December. The 21-year-old is currently training at Team Alpha Male for this fight and has never lost back-to-back fights in his career.
UFC Fight Night 111 Medical Suspensions Last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 111 event from Singapore is in the books, and a number of fighters will be on the shelf according to mixedmartialarts.com.
Here’s a list of medical suspensions following the event…
Tarec Saffiedine: Suspended 45 days due to hard bout with 30 days of no contact.
Marcin Tybura: Suspended 45 days due to hard bout with 30 days of no contact.
Cyril Asker: Suspended 45 days due to technical knockout with 30 days of no contact.
Justin Scoggins: Suspended 45 days due to brow laceration with 30 days of no contact.
Frank Camacho: suspended 45 days due to hard bout with 30 days of no contact.
Kwan Ho Kwak: Suspended 45 days due to technical knockout with 30 days of no contact.
Naomi Inoue: Suspended 45 days due to head laceration with 30 days of no contact.
Rafael dos Anjos: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact.
Ulka Sasaki: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
Rolando Dy: Suspended 30 days due to technical knockout and 21 days of no contact.
Carls John de Tomas: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact.
Lucie Pudilova: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact.
Ji Yeon Kim: Suspended 30 days with 21 days of no contact.
Holly Holm: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest.
Jon Tuck: Suspended 7 days suspension for mandatory rest.
Takanori Gomi: Suspended 7 days suspension for mandatory rest.
Alex Caceres: Suspended 7 days suspension for mandatory rest.
Russell Doane: Suspended 7 days suspension for mandatory rest.
