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Sean O’Malley leads the list of long medical suspensions after UFC 252.
This weekend’s UFC 252 saw Stipe Miocic defend his UFC heavyweight title crown versus former champ Dabiel Cormier. The win also buttressed Miocic’s claims as the greatest UFC heavyweight today and possibly ever.
The heavyweight tilt with Cormier earned headlines due to some controversy at the end of the third round. That’s when an accidental eye poke landed on Cormier, resulting in a torn cornea.
The damage to Cormier’s eye is reflected in the medical suspensions handed out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The suspensions show that the commission is also concerned about damage Miocic may have taken as a result of accidental eye pokes, too.
It comes as no surprise that the commission is handing Sean O’Malley a lengthy suspension. He lost to Marlon Vera by TKO after appearing to suffer a lower leg injury (possibly a recurrence of the injury that he suffered in 2018 and sidelined him for over a year).
See below for all the suspension details from the event, courtesy of Kirik Jenness and his The Underground forum.
Stipe Miocic (defeated Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision) must have retinal specialist clearance on left eye; minimum suspension no contest until 09/30/20, no contact until 09/15/20.
Daniel Cormier must have left eye cleared by an ophthalmologist or no contest until 02/12/21; minimum suspension no contest until 09/30/20, no contact until 09/15/20.
Sean O’Malley (lost to Marlon Vera by TKO) must have orthopedic doctor clearance on right ankle or no contest until 02/12/21; minimum suspension no contest until 09/30/20, no contact until 09/15/20.
Junior dos Santos (lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik by TKO) must have laceration under left eye cleared by a doctor or no contest until 10/15/20, no contact until 09/30/20.
Daniel Pineda (defeated Herbert Burns by TKO) suspended until 09/30/20 No contact until 09/15/20 – left eyebrow laceration.
Herbert Burns suspended until 09/30/20 No contact until 09/15/20 – right eyebrow laceration.
Jim Miller (defeated by Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision) must have cut on bridge of nose cleared by doctor or no contest until 09/30/20, no contact until 09/15/20.
T.J. Brown (defeated by Danny Chavez by unanimous decision) must have left orbital fracture cleared by an ophthalmologist or no contest until 02/12/21; minimum suspension no contest until 09/15/20, no contact until 09/06/20.
Parker Porter (defeated by Chris Daukaus by TKO) suspended until 09/15/20 No contact until 09/06/20.
Kai Kamaka III (defeated Tony Kelley by unanimous decision) must have facial lacerations cleared by doctor or no contest until 09/30/20, no contact until 09/15/20.
Tony Kelly suspended until 09/15/20, no contact until 09/06/20 forehead laceration.