Tyron
Woodley is facing a potential 180-day medical suspension after
suffering a rib injury in his loss to Colby
Covington in the
UFC Fight Night 178 headliner this past Saturday.
A full list of medical suspensions from the event were released to
MixedMartialArts.com on Tuesday. UFC Fight Night 178 took place
at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and saw Covington defeat Woodley via
TKO at the 1:19 mark of Round 5 due to the aforementioned injury in
their welterweight encounter.
While Covington emerged with a clean bill of health, Woodley is
suspended for 180 days unless a left costochondral (joint between
the ribs and the cartilage in front of the rib cage) tear is
cleared by an orthopedic doctor. At a minimum, the former
welterweight champion is suspended 45 days with no contact for 30
days.
Three other athletes from UFC Fight Night 178 are facing 180-day
sits pending medical clearance: Niko Price
(right hand), Randa
Markos (left elbow) and Sarah Alpar
(nasal fracture).
UFC Fight Night 178 Medical Suspensions:
Tyron
Woodley: Suspended 180 days or until left costochondral tear is
cleared by an orthopedic doctor; also suspended 45 days with no
contact for 30 days.
Niko
Price: Suspended 180 days or until right hand X-ray is cleared
by an orthopedic doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for
30 days.
Gerald
Meerschaert: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
Ryan
Spann: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
Randa
Markos: Suspended 180 days or until left elbow is cleared by
doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
Kevin
Holland: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to
left eyebrow laceration.
David
Dvorak: Suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days due
to right foot pain.
Jordan
Espinosa: Suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days due
to left tibia contusion.
Sarah
Alpar: Suspended 180 days or until nasal fracture is cleared by
ENT doctor; also suspended 60 days with no contact for 15 days.
Journey
Newson: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to
left eye laceration.
Andre
Ewell: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to
facial lacerations.
Irwin
Rivera: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to
facial abrasions.
Jerome
Rivera: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.