The new light heavyweight champion needs clearance on his right shoulder to avoid the lengthy suspension.
Glover Teixeira left the Octagon with more than just the UFC light heavyweight championship following his fight against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 on Fight Island. The newly crowned champion has received a potential six-month suspension for a right shoulder injury he suffered and must receive clearance from an orthopedic doctor to avoid being on the sidelines until next year.
Other fighters facing a 180-day suspension are Albert Duraev, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Benoit Saint-Denis, Michal Oleksiejczuk and Tagir Ulanbekov. These terms were determined by the UFC, which self-regulated the event in Abu Dhabi this past October.
The full list of suspensions can be seen below (obtained by mixedmartialarts.com):
Glover Teixeira (right shoulder): Must be cleared by orthopedic doctor for right shoulder or suspended for 180 days. Minimum suspension for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Jan Blachowicz: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Petr Yan: 30-day suspension for hard bout
Cory Sandhagen: 30-day suspension for hard bout
Islam Makhachev: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Dan Hooker: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Alexander Volkov: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Marcin Tybura: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Khamzat Chimaev: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Li Jingliang: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Magomed Ankalaev: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Volkan Oezdemir (left brow laceration): Suspended for 45 days and no contact for 30 days
Amanda Ribas: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Virna Jandiroba: 30-day suspension for hard bout and no contact for 21 days
Zubaira Tukhugov (right brow laceration): Suspended for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Ricardo Ramos (left eyelid laceration): Suspended for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Albert Duraev (facial laceration): Must be cleared by oral and maxillofacial doctor for facial laceration or suspended for 180 days. Minimum suspension for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Roman Kopylov (nasal laceration): Suspended for 60 days and no contact for 45 days
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (right foot, right hand): Must be cleared by negative X-rays for right foot and right hand or suspended 180 days. Minimum suspension for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Benoit Saint-Denis: Must be cleared by Ear, Nose and Throat doctor or suspended for 180 days. Minimum suspension for 60 days and no contact for 45 days
Michal Oleksiejczuk (left hand): Must be cleared by negative X-ray for left hand or suspended 180 days. Minimum suspension for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Shamil Gamzatov: Suspended for 45 days and no contact for 30 days
Lerone Murphy: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest
Makwan Amirkhani: Suspended for 60 days and no contact for 45 days
Andre Petroski: 30-day suspension for hard bout and no contact for 21 days
Hu Yaozong: 45-day suspension for hard bout and no contact for 30 days
Tagir Ulanbekov (left tibia and fibula): Must be cleared by negative X-ray for left tibia and fibula or suspended for 180 days. Minimum suspension for 30 days and no contact for 21 days
Allan Nascimento: Mandatory seven-day suspension for rest