New champ Jones faces medical suspension
Posted March 21, 2011 11:35 am.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Newly crowned UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones has been given an indefinite medical suspension pending clearance of his right hand.
The ban imposed by the New Jersey state athletic control board just means Jones can’t fight until a doctor gives the green light on his hand.
Jones did not complain about his hand after beating Mauricio (Shogun) Rua on Saturday night in Newark.
But he did say he was looking forward to some time off after two fights in six weeks.
Rua, who lost by TKO, was suspended indefinitely pending a CT head scan. He faces a minimum two months out because of the knockout.
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