Conor McGregor may have written the first UFC pay-per-view of the year, but it may 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 to Dustin Poirier in the second round of TKO. His downfall was preceded by several stab wounds and this is reflected in the official medical suspension list of mixedmartialarts.com.
McGregor needs a negative result of an X-ray on his right tibia / fibula, otherwise he will be suspended for 180 days. Poirier was only given a seven-day suspension for compulsory rest.
Two other fighters may also face six-month suspensions, lightweight Matt Frevola (right hand) and middleweight Andrew Sanchez (nose, left tibia / fibula). Both require negative X-rays on their injured areas to prevent maximum suspension.
See the full list of UFC 257 medical suspensions below:
Dustin Poirier: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Conor McGregor: Must receive approval of negative X-ray result on right tibia / fibula or no match for 180 days; minimum suspension no match for 45 days, no contact for 30 days due to TKO
Michael Chandler: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Dan Hooker: 45 days suspended for TKO, 30 days without contact
Joanne Calderwood: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Jessica Eye: 45 days suspended for tear of left eyeball
Makhmud Muradov: 30 days suspended for hard attack, 21 days without contact
Andrew Sanchez: Must receive approval of negative X-ray result on nasal and right tibia / fibula or no match for 180 days; minimum suspension no match for 45 days, no contact for 30 days due to TKO
Marina Rodriguez: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Amanda Ribas: 45 days for TKO, 30 days without contact
Arman Tsarukyan: 30 days for left leg and scalp shearing, 21 days without contact
Matt Frevola: Must be approved for negative X-ray results on the right hand side or for no 180-day match; minimum suspension no match for 30 days, no contact for 21 days
Brad Tavares: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Antonio Carlos Junior: 30 days suspended for hard fight, 21 days without contact
Julianna Pena: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Sara McMann: 30 days suspended for hard attack, 21 days without contact
Marcin Prachnio: 30 days suspended for hard attack, 21 days without contact
Khalil Rountree: 30 days suspended due to pain in left ankle, 21 days without contact
Movsar Evloev: Seven days suspended (compulsory rest)
Nik Lentz: 45 days suspended for right eye tear, 30 days without contact
Amir Albazi: 30 days suspended for hard attack, 21 days without contact
Zhalgas Zhumagulov: 30 days suspended for hard attack, 21 days no contact