Not only did Dominick
Reyes lose his third consecutive fight at
UFC on ESPN 23, but he could be out for a lengthy period of
time as well.
Reyes suffered a second-round knockout loss to Jiri
Prochazka in Saturday’s headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
As a result of that defeat, the former title challenger must
receive doctor clearance for nasal and orbital fractures or he will
be sidelined for six months. At a minimum, he is suspended until
July 1 with no contact until June 16. Despite absorbing some solid
shots over the course of the bout, Prochazka emerged with a clean
bill of health following his spinning elbow KO victory.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released a list of medical
suspensions to
mixedmartialarts.com.
Three other fighters from UFC on ESPN 23 are also facing potential
six-month terms pending doctor clearance: Ion
Cutelaba (nose), Luana
Pinheiro (finger) and Andreas
Michailidis (left hand).
UFC on ESPN 23 Medical Suspensions:
Dominick
Reyes: must have bilateral nasal bone fractures, right
displaced orbital medial wall fracture, and left displaced orbital
zygomatic arch fracture cleared by ENT or OMF doctor or no contest
until 10/29/21; minimum suspension no contest until 7/1/21, no
contact until 6/16/21
Cub
Swanson: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21
Ion
Cutelaba: must have nasal X-ray, if positive must have doctor
clearance or no contest until 10/29/21; minimum suspension no
contest until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21 — right eye
laceration
Dustin
Jacoby: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21— nose
laceration
Krzysztof
Jotko: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21— facial
contusion
Merab
Dvalishvili: suspended until 5/23/21, no contact until
5/16/21
Cody
Stamann: suspended until 5/23/21, no contact until 5/16/21
Randa
Markos: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21- left
eyelid laceration
Luana
Pinheiro: must have left 4th finger avulsion of middle phalanx
cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 10/29/21, minimum
suspension no contest until 6/16/21, no contact until 6/1/21
T.J.
Brown: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21
Kai
Kamaka III: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21 —
right ear hematoma needs to be drained
Luana
Carolina: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21—
right eye laceration
Andreas
Michailidis: must have left hand x-ray, if positive must have
orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 10/29/21
K.B.
Bhullar: suspended until 5/23/21, no contact until 5/16/21
Felipe
Dias Colares: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/23/21—
right rib pain
Luke
Sanders: suspended until 6/1/21, no contact until 5/21/21— left
elbow laceration