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UFC 243’s Al Iaquinta could be out of action for up to six months.
The UFC 243 medical suspensions are in, and top-ten ranked lightweight contender Al Iaquinta could be forced to sit on the sidelines for up to six months, per mixedmartialarts.com.
Iaquinta was battered by Dan Hooker in the UFC 243 co-main event and faces a 180-day medical suspension unless cleared by a doctor.
Newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya came out of his headlining bout with Robert Whittaker relatively unscathed and will be back to full-contact training in just 7 days. Whittaker, on the other hand, faces a 60-day medical suspension. ‘The Reaper’ was knocked out by Adesanya in the second round of the UFC 243 main event at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium.
Check out the full list of medical suspensions below.
Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker by KO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:33)
7 Days to Adesanya for Mandatory Rest
60 Days to Whittaker for KO – 45 Days No Contact
Dan Hooker defeated Al Iaquinta by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
30 Days to Hooker for Left Knee lacerations and 21 Days No Contact
180 Days to Iaquinta or clear by Negative X-Ray for Left Tib/Fib and Foot X-Rays
Sergey Spivac defeated Tai Tuivasa by Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke, Round 2, 3:14)
7 Days to Spivac for Mandatory Rest
45 Days to Tuivasa for Soreness Right Ribs and 30 Days No Contact
Dhiego Lima defeated Luke Jumeau by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
7 Days to Lima for Mandatory Rest
30 Days to Jumeau since Scans and X-Rays were negative – 21 Days No Contact
Yorgan de Castro defeated Justin Tafa by KO (Punch, Round 1, 1:20)
7 Days to De Castro for Mandatory Rest
60 Days to Tafa for KO – 45 Days No Contact
Jake Matthews defeated Rostem Akman by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
7 Days to Matthews for Mandatory Rest
7 Days to Akman for Mandatory Rest
Callan Potter defeated Maki Pitolo by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
30 Days to Potter and 21 Days No Contact
30 Days to Pitolo and 21 Days No Contact
Brad Riddell defeated Jamie Mullarkey by Unanimous Decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
45 Days to Riddell for Left Eyebrow Laceration and and 30 Days No Contact
30 Days to Mullarkey since Scans were Negative, 21 Days No Contact
Megan Anderson defeated Zarah Fairn dos Santos by Submission (Triangle, Round 1, 3:57)
7 Days to Anderson for Mandatory Rest
30 Days to Fairn for Left Eyelid laceration and 21 Days No Contact
Ji Yeon Kim defeated Nadia Kassem by TKO (Punches, Round 2, 4:59)
7 Days to Kim for Mandatory Rest
45 Days to Kassem since CT and X-Rays were Negative – 30 Days No Contact
Khalid Taha defeated Bruno Silva by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke, Round 3, 3:00)
30 Days to Taha and 21 Days No Contact
45 Days to Da Silva for Left Eye Laceration and 30 Days No Contact