A total of seven fighters could be facing up to six-month shutdowns after their UFC 256 fights.
UFC flyweight champion [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) who battled to a majority draw in the night’s headliner, could both have to wait up to six months before running things back.
After delivering a “Fight of the Year” contender, Figueiredo will need clearance by a doctor for a possible broken right little toe and an MRI for his right bicep. Moreno needs an MRI of his left shoulder and an X-ray of his left forearm.
[autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag] (25-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC), who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira in the night’s co-main event, needs an MRI to clear his right elbow or he could be out for up to six months.
[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who earned a hard-fought decision win over Virna Jandiroba, needs a facial CT to rule out a nasal fracture and an X-ray to clear her left hand, otherwise she’ll be suspended for 180 days.
[autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag] (27-11 MMA, 12-7 UFC), who returned after a yearlong layoff to knock out Daniel Pineda, may be facing six months on the shelf unless he gets his right hand cleared through an X-ray.
Debutante [autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who was diagnosed with a hyphema, or pooling of blood inside the eye in her TKO loss to Tecia Torres, could also be looking at a six-month suspension unless she gets the eye cleared by an ophthalmologist. Hughes’ corner stopped the fight at the end of Round 1 after she claimed she couldn’t see out of her left eye.
[autotag]Peter Barrett[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), who was submitted after getting caught in a kneebar by Chase Hooper, must have an MRI of his right knee, or he, too, will be looking at six months on the sidelines unless cleared.
MMA Junkie obtained the full list of medical suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com for UFC 256, which took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The full list of UFC 256 medical suspensions includes:
- Deiveson Figueiredo: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of possible broken right little toe with an X-ray and MRI of right bicep, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- Brandon Moreno: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of left shoulder with an MRI and X-ray of left forearm, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- Tony Ferguson: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of left elbow with an MRI, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact due to cut on left eyebrow.
- Mackenzie Dern: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of possible nasal fracture with a facial CT and X-ray of left hand, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- [autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
- [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
- [autotag]Junior dos Santos[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
- Cub Swanson: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of right hand with X-ray, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- [autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
- [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact.
- [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with 21 days no contact due to left eye laceration.
- Sam Hughes: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact. In addition, needs clearance of left eye by ophthalmologist, otherwise suspended 180 days.
- Peter Barrett: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact. In addition, nneeds clearance of right knee with MRI, otherwise suspended 180 days.
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