Jorge
Masvidal must receive an MRI following his loss to Colby
Covington in the
UFC 272 main event.
The Miami native will have the results of the MRI compared to a
previous report from October 2019. At a minimum, Masvidal is
suspended until April 20 with no contact until April 5. The exact
nature of Masvidal’s injury is unclear.
A full list of medical suspensions from UFC 272 was obtain by
mixedmartialarts.com. UFC 272 took place at the T-Mobile Arena
in Las Vegas this past Saturday and saw Covington defeat Masvidal
via clear-cut unanimous decision in their welterweight bout.
Covington is suspended until April 20 with no contact until April
5.
Three other fighters from UFC 272 are facing six-month suspensions
pending doctor clearance: Jalin
Turner (left foot, left knee), Jamie
Mullarkey (right ribs) and Kennedy
Nzechukwu (right hand, left foot).
UFC 272 Medical Suspensions:
Colby
Covington: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April
5
Jorge
Masvidal: Requires MRI with and without contrast by March 19,
which will be compared to MRI report from October 2019. Minimum
suspension no contest until April 20, no contact until April 5
Rafael dos
Anjos: Suspended until May 5, no contact until April 20
Renato
Carneiro: Suspended until May 5, no contact until April 20
Bryce
Mitchell: Suspended until April 5, no contact until March
27
Edson
Barboza: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April 5 —
cuts above left eyebrow
Kevin
Holland: Suspended until March 27, no contact until March
20
Alex
Oliveira: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April
5
Greg
Hardy: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April 5
Jalin
Turner: Must have X-ray on left foot and left knee. If
positive, must receive clearance from orthopedic doctor or no
contest until Sept. 2. Minimum suspension no contest until April 5,
no contact until March 27
Jamie
Mullarkey: Must have X-ray on right ribs. If positive, must
receive clearance from doctor or no contest until Sept. 2. Minimum
suspension no contest until April 20, no contact until April 5
Marina
Rodriguez: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April 5 —
right eyebrow cut
Xiaonan
Yan: Suspended until April 5, no contact until March 27 — tooth
injury
Nicolae
Negumereanu: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April
5
Kennedy
Nzechukwu: Must have X-ray on right hand and left foot. If
positive, must receive clearance from orthopedic doctor or no
contest until Sept. 2. Minimum suspension no contest until April 5,
no contact until March 27
Maryna
Moroz: Suspended until March 27, no contact until March 20
Mariya
Agapova: Suspended until April 5, no contact until March 27
Tim
Elliott: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April 5
Tagir
Ulanbekov: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April
5
Devonte
Smith: Suspended until April 20, no contact until April 5
Dustin
Jacoby: Suspended until April 5, no contact until March 27
Michal
Oleksiejczuk: Suspended until March 27, no contact until March
20