UFC 260 medical suspensions: Stipe Miocic potentially out two months following knockout loss

Stipe Miocic is facing two months on the shelf after his knockout at UFC 260.

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[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] has received a two-month suspension as a result of his second-round knockout loss to [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] in the main event of UFC 260.

MMA Junkie obtained the full list of medical suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com for UFC 260, which took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Miocic, 38, is among eight fighters to receive a medical suspension of 60 days or greater. Five fighters, [autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag], [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag], [autotag]Fabio Cherant[/autotag], [autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag], and [autotag]Shane Young[/autotag], were handed 180-day suspensions as a result of their respective UFC 260 bouts.

Additionally, former UFC welterweight champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] faces 45 days away from competition. [autotag]Thomas Almeida[/autotag], who was knocked out by [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] on the pay-per-view main card, received a 60-day medical suspension.

Four fighters, [autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag], [autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag], [autotag]Abubakar Nurmagomedov[/autotag], and [autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag] received no suspension. All four fighters won their fights at UFC 260.

The full UFC 260 medical suspensions include:

  • Francis Ngannou: Suspended 30 days, with no contact for 21 days.
  • Stipe Miocic: Suspended 60 days, with no contact for 45 days.
  • [autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag]: Suspended 21 days, with no contact for 14 days.
  • Tyron Woodley: Suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days.
  • Sean O’Malley: Suspended 21 days, with no contact for 14 days.
  • Thomas Almeida: Suspended 60 days, with no contact for 45 days.
  • Miranda Maverick: No suspension.
  • Gillian Robertson: Suspended 180 days or until right hand X-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 21 days with no contact.
  • Jamie Mullarkey: Suspended 180 days or until right hand and wrist X-ray is cleared by a doctor.
  • [autotag]Khama Worthy[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days, with no contact for 30 days.
  • Alonzo Menifield: No suspension.
  • Fabio Cherant: Suspended 180 days or until right ribs X-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact.
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Jared Gooden[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days, with no contact for 21 days.
  • Michal Oleksiejczuk: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days, with no contact for 21 days.
  • Omar Morales: Suspended 180 days or until right tibia and right thumb X-rays are cleared by a doctor; also suspended 14 days with no contact.
  • Shane Young: Suspended 180 days or until left tibia/fibula X-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 28 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days, with no contact for 21 days due to right eyebrow cut.
  • [autotag]Abu Azaitar[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days, with no contact for 45 days.

UFC 260 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.