Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) handed out 28 medical suspensions following UFC Rio this past weekend (Sat., Oct. 11, 2025) inside Farmasi Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Among those sidelined for multiple months were Vicente Luque, Jhonata Diniz, Saimon Oliveira, and Lucas Almeida — who hid a broken hand but then got pummeled in his fight.
On Saturday, Luque (23-12-1) was sent to the hospital for a precautionary CT scan of his head and face after his unanimous decision loss to Joel
Alvarez in the UFC Rio “Featured” fight — and now we know the results of his scan a right orbital fracture. “The Silent Assassin” has now dropped two straight bouts for the second time inside the Octagon.
Oliveira (18-7), who opened the card, was also sent to the hospital for an X-ray of his arm following an armbar submission loss to Luan Lacerda (watch highlights) — he has been suspended 180 days for a proximal rupture of the anterior band of MCL complex. The Brazilian made headlines before the event for missing weight by a staggering eight pounds, yet was still cleared to compete. The 34-year-old is winless (0-4) inside the promotion.
Almeida (15-5) also made headlines before the fight for hiding an obviously injured hand, and while the Brazilian commission did not confirm that he had one due to “medical confidentiality,” he was suspended 180 days until he gets a right-hand X-ray and cleared by a physician.
Complete UFC Rio medical suspensions (courtesy MMA Fighting) below:
Charles Oliveira: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Mateusz Gamrot: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Deiveson Figueiredo: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Montel Jackson: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Joel Alvarez: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Vicente Luque: Suspended for 180 days with 45 days mandatory rest for right orbital fracture.
Mario Pinto: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Jhonata Diniz: Suspended for 180 days or cleared by negative right elbow MRI.
Kaan Ofli: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Ricardo Ramos: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Michael Aswell: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Lucas Almeida: Suspended for 180 days with no contact for 180 days or until right-hand X-ray cleared by a physician.
Jafel Filho: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Clayton Carpenter: Suspended for 180 days with no contact for 30 days, or until right shoulder MRI cleared by a physician.
Vitor Petrino: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Thomas Petersen: Suspended for 60 days with no contact for 45 days.
Bia Mesquita: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Irina Alekseeva: Suspended for 60 days with no contact for 45 days.
Lucas Rocha: Suspended for 14 days with no contact for seven days.
Stewart Nicoll: Suspended for 30 days with no contact for 30 days.
Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.
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