Stipe
Miocic’s awkward fall upon being knocked out by Francis
Ngannou apparently won’t keep him on the sidelines any longer
than normal.
Miocic received a 60-day medical suspension after relinquishing the
heavyweight crown to Ngannou in the UFC 260
main event, according to
mixedmartialarts.com. That suspension is typical for those who
have suffered a knockout defeat for precautionary reasons. Ngannou,
meanwhile, received a 30-day medical suspension.
UFC 260 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Five fighters from the card are facing potential six-month
suspensions pending medical clearance: Gillian
Robertson (right hand), Jamie
Mullarkey (right hand, wrist), Fabio
Cherant (right ribs), Omar
Morales (right tibia, thumb) and Shane Young
(left tibia, fibula).
UFC 260 Medical Suspensions:
Francis
Ngannou: suspended until 04/27/21, no contact until
04/18/21.
Stipe
Miocic: suspended until 05/27/21, no contact until
05/12/21.
Vicente
Luque: suspended until 04/18/21, no contact until 04/11/21
Tyron
Woodley: suspended until 05/12/21, no contact until
04/27/21
Sean
O’Malley: suspended until 04/18/21, no contact until
04/11/21
Thomas
Almeida: suspended until 05/27/21, no contact until
05/12/21
Gillian
Robertson: must have right hand X-rayed, if positive then needs
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 04/18/21, no contact until 04/18/21
Jamie
Mullarkey: must have right hand/wrist X-rayed, if positive then
needs orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21.
Khama
Worthy: suspended until 05/12/21, no contact until 04/27/21
Fabio
Cherant: must have right ribs x-rayed if positive then needs
doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; minimum suspension
no contest or no contact until 04/27/21
Modestas
Bukauskas: suspended until 04/27/21, no contact until
04/18/21
Omar
Morales: must have right tibia and right thumb X-rayed, if
positive then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21;
minimum suspension no contest or no contact until 04/12/21
Shane
Young: must have left tibia/fibula X-rayed, if positive then
needs orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21;
minimum suspension no contest until 04/24/21 no contact until
04/18/21
Marc-Andre
Barriault: suspended until 04/27/21, no contact until 04/18/21
right eyebrow cut
Abu
Azaitar: suspended until until 05/27/21, no contact until
05/12/21