The knee injury Stephen
Thompson suffered at
UFC Fight Night 183 is among a few ailments that could keep
“Wonderboy” sidelined for up to six months.
Thompson defeated Geoff Neal
via unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s welterweight
headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. According to medical
suspensions obtained by
mixedmartialarts.com, Thompson must have an MRI of his right
knee and thigh and an X-ray of his right hand. If he doesn’t
receive doctor clearance, he will be out until June 18. At a
minimum, Thompson is suspended until Feb. 18 with no contact until
Feb. 3.
Neal, meanwhile, is suspended until Feb. 3 with no contact until
Jan. 19 due to a laceration on his right eyebrow suffered from an
accidental clash of heads.
Nine other fighters from UFC Fight Night 183 are facing six-month
sits pending doctor clearance: Marlon Vera
(left hand, left wrist), Anthony
Pettis (nose, right foot), Pannie
Kianzad (left hand, thumb), Deron Winn
(left knee), Taila
Santos (right elbow), Tafon
Nchukwi (right knee, left shoulder), Jimmy Flick
(right foot), Cody Durden
(right knee) and Christos
Giagos (left eye).
UFC Fight Night 183 Medical Suspensions:
Stephen
Thompson: must have MRI of right knee and thigh and X-ray of
right hand, if positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no
contest until 06/18/21; minimum suspension no contest until
02/18/21, no contact until 02/03/21
Geoff
Neal: suspended until 02/03/21, no contact until 01/19/21 –
laceration right eyebrow
Jose
Aldo: suspended until 01/10/21, no contest until 01/03/21
Marlon
Vera: must have MRI of left wrist and X-ray of left hand and
wrist, if positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no
contest until 06/18/21; minimum suspension no contest until
01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21
Michel
Pereira: suspended until 01/03/21, no contact until
12/27/20
Kalinn
Williams: suspended until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21 –
laceration on right cheek
Marcin
Tybura: suspended until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21 –
laceration on nose
Greg
Hardy: suspended until 02/03/21, no contact until 01/19/21
Anthony
Pettis: must have X-ray of nose, if positive must have ENT
doctor clearance and must have X-ray of right foot, if positive
must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 06/18/21;
minimum suspension no contest until 01/19/21, no contact until
01/10/21
Alex
Morono: suspended until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21
Pannie
Kianzad: must have X-ray and MRI of left hand and thumb, if
positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until
06/18/21; minimum suspension no contest until 01/19/21, no contact
until 01/10/21
Sijara
Eubanks: suspended until 01/10/21, no contact until
01/03/21
Deron
Winn: must have MRI or X-ray of left knee, if positive must
have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 06/18/21;
minimum suspension no contest until 01/10/21, no contact until
01/03/21
Antonio
Arroyo: suspended until 01/10/21, no contact until 01/03/21
Taila
Santos: must have MRI of right elbow, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 06/18/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21
Gillian
Robertson: suspended until 02/03/21, no contact until 01/19/21
– laceration on nose
Tafon
Nchukwi: must have MRI or X-ray of right knee and left
shoulder, if positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no
contest until 06/18/21; minimum suspension no contest until
02/03/21, no contact until 01/19/21
Jamie
Pickett: suspended until 02/03/21, No contact until
01/19/21
Jimmy
Flick: must have X-ray of right foot, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 06/18/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21
Cody
Durden: must have MRI of right knee, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 06/18/21; minimum
suspension no contest until 01/19/21, no contact until 01/10/21
Christos
Giagos: must have left eye corneal abrasion cleared by
ophthalmologist or no contest until 06/18/21