Six fighters are facing six-month medical suspensions following UFC on FOX 29, including headliner Dustin Poirier.
Poirier (23-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) needs an MRI on his right knee after his impressive TKO of Justin Gaethje (18-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in the event’s FOX-televised headliner.
MMAjunkie requested and received the list of medical suspensions for the event from the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission, which regulated UFC on FOX 29 last Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.
Of course, Poirier can be cleared prior to six months with doctors clearance. He nevertheless faces a mandatory 45-day suspension, while Gaethje, who was stopped in the fourth round, received a 45-day term for a hard bout.
A total of six fighters received potential 180-day suspensions, while every fighter received a minumum seven-day term.
The full list of medical suspensions from UFC on FOX 29 includes:
Dustin Poirier: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor, and needs an MRI on his right knee; also suspended a minimum of 45 days
Justin Gaethje: suspended 45 days for TKO
Alex Oliveira: suspended 45 days
Carlos Condit: suspended 45 days
Israel Adesanya: suspended 7 days
Marvin Vettori: suspended 45 days
Michelle Waterson: suspended 7 days
Cortney Casey: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
Tim Boetsch: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
Antonio Carlos Junior: suspended 45 days for hard bout
Muslim Salikov: suspended 7 days
Ricky Rainey: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor for KO and unspecified issue; also suspended a minimum of 45 days
John Moraga: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
Wilson Reis: suspended 7 days
Brad Tavares: suspended 45 days
Krzysztof Jotko: suspended 60 days for KO and hard bout
Gilbert Burns: suspended 7 days
Daniel Moret: suspended 45 days for KO
Lauren Mueller: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days