New heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is one of three fighters from UFC 226 who could be looking at a lengthy time on the shelf due to injury.
The Nevada Athletic Commission released a list of medical suspensions from this past Saturday’s event, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and saw Cormier dispatch Stipe Miocic via first-round knockout in the evening’s headliner. Cormier needs to have his right hand x-rayed and cleared by an orthopedic doctor or he will be suspended until Jan. 4. At a minimum, “DC” is suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Meanwhile, Paul Felder must have his broken right ulnar, or forearm, cleared by an orthopedic doctor or he will be out until Jan. 4 as well. Felder lost a split decision to Mike Perry in a featured welterweight contest.
Finally, rising Brazilian star Paulo Henrique Costa must have his left ankle and foot x-rayed and cleared by an orthopedic doctor, or he will be sidelined until Jan. 4. Costa defeated Uriah Hall via technical knockout 2:38 into the second round of their preliminary middleweight bout.
UFC 226 Medical Suspensions:
Stipe Miocic: suspended until Sept. 6.
Daniel Cormier: needs right hand x-rayed; if positive, must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until Jan. 4, 2019; minimum suspension until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Derrick Lewis: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29 (acute back spasm).
Paul Felder: needs broken right ulnar cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until Jan. 4, 2019; minimum suspension until Sept. 6 with no contact until Aug. 22 (facial/scalp lacerations).
Mike Perry: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29 (lower lip laceration)
Anthony Pettis: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29 (lower lip laceration)
Gokhan Saki: suspended until Sept. 6 with no contact until Aug. 22.
Uriah Hall: suspended until Sept. 6 with no contact until Aug. 22 (right hand tenderness, laceration under left eye)
Paulo Henrique Costa: needs left ankle and foot x-rayed; if positive, must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or suspended until Jan. 4, 2019; minimum suspension until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Rob Font: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Lando Vannata: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29 (left ankle tenderness and three facial lacerations).
Curtis Millender: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Max Griffin: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29.
Gilbert Burns: suspended until Aug. 22 with no contact until Aug. 8 (laceration)
Emily Whitmire: suspended until Aug. 7 with no contact until July 29 (laceration)