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UFC 257 medical suspensions: Conor McGregor possibly out for six months

Conor McGregor may have headlined the first UFC pay-per-view of the year, but it could be a while before we see “The Notorious” in action again.

In the lightweight main event of UFC 257 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, McGregor lost by second-round TKO to Dustin Poirier. His downfall was preceded by several stinging leg kicks and that was reflected in the official medical suspensions list from mixedmartialarts.com.

McGregor requires a negative result from an X-ray on his right tibula/fibula, or else he will be suspended for 180 days. Poirier was only handed a seven-day suspension for mandatory rest.

Two other fighters are also potentially facing six-month suspensions, lightweight Matt Frevola (right hand) and middleweight Andrew Sanchez (nasal, left tibula/fibula). Both require negative X-rays on their injured areas to avoid the maximum suspension.

See the full list of UFC 257 medical suspensions below:

Dustin Poirier: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Conor McGregor: Must receive clearance on negative result from X-ray on right tibula/fibula or no contest for 180 days; minimum suspension no contest for 45 days, no contact for 30 days due to TKO

Michael Chandler: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Dan Hooker: Suspended 45 days for TKO, 30 days no contact

Joanne Calderwood: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Jessica Eye: Suspended 45 days for left eye brow laceration

Makhmud Muradov: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

Andrew Sanchez: Must receive clearance on negative result from X-ray on nasal and right tibula/fibula or no contest for 180 days; minimum suspension no contest for 45 days, no contact for 30 days due to TKO

Marina Rodriguez: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Amanda Ribas: 45 days for TKO, 30 days no contact

Arman Tsarukyan: 30 days for left brow and scalp laceration, 21 days no contact

Matt Frevola: Must receive clearance on negative result from X-ray on right hand or no contest for 180 days; minimum suspension no contest for 30 days, no contact for 21 days

Brad Tavares: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Antonio Carlos Junior: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

Julianna Pena: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Sara McMann: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

Marcin Prachnio: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

Khalil Rountree: Suspended 30 days for left ankle pain, 21 days no contact

Movsar Evloev: Suspended seven days (mandatory rest)

Nik Lentz: Suspended 45 days for right eye brow laceration, 30 days no contact

Amir Albazi: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

Zhalgas Zhumagulov: Suspended 30 days for hard bout, 21 days no contact

This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts


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