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Conor McGregor Potentially Sidelined Until 2017

The blockbuster UFC 202 card is now in the rearview mirror as the event took place this past Saturday (August 20, 2016) live on pay-per-view from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured a highly-anticipated rematch between No. 5-ranked lightweight Nate Diaz and reigning featherweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor ended up

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The blockbuster UFC 202 card is now in the rearview mirror as the event took place this past Saturday (August 20, 2016) live on pay-per-view from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured a highly-anticipated rematch between No. 5-ranked lightweight Nate Diaz and reigning featherweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor ended up taking home a majority decision after a five round war, but he may not have left the Octagon completely unscathed.

McGregor showed up to the post-fight press conference on crutches due to an apparent leg injury, and it’s now clear that he could potentially be sidelined until 2017 according to the official UFC 202 medical suspensions. However, it’s also very possible that the Irishman could be cleared earlier, as he said that his leg was simply sore from the plethora of leg kicks he threw throughout the bout.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting.com:

Conor McGregor: Must have left foot/ankle fracture cleared by an orthopedic doctor or no contest until 02/17/17; minimum suspension until 10/20, no contact until 10/05

Artem Lobov: Must have right leg and ankle x-rayed; if positive then must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until 02/17/17

Neil Magny: Must have left leg x-rayed, if positive then must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until 02/17/17; minimum suspension until 09/20, no contact until 09/11
Glover Teixeira: Suspended until 11/19, no contact until 10/20

Sabah Homasi: Suspended until 10/20, no contact until 10/05

Max Griffin: Suspended until 10/20, no contact until 10/05

Rick Story: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20

Hyun Gyu Lim: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20

Takeya Mizugaki: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20

Lorenz Larkin: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20 due to left eyebrow and shin lacerations

Marvin Vettori: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20 due to left eyebrow laceration

Nate Diaz: Suspended until 09/20, no contact until 09/11 due to left eyebrow cut

Chris Avila: Suspended until 09/20, no contact until 09/11 due to left leg pain

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Training Accident With Rory MacDonald Caused Conor McGregor’s Injury

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was the subject of much debate before UFC 189. He still is to this day, but dug the lead up to last July’s pay-pr-view event in Las Vegas, ‘The Notorious’ was still a surging contender with UFC gold on his mind. Originally booked in to face then-undisputed 145-pound boss Jose

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was the subject of much debate before UFC 189. He still is to this day, but dug the lead up to last July’s pay-pr-view event in Las Vegas, ‘The Notorious’ was still a surging contender with UFC gold on his mind. Originally booked in to face then-undisputed 145-pound boss Jose Aldo in the UFC 189 main event, McGregor had spent an eventful world tour with the Brazilian champion, promising to knock him out and bring the belt back to Ireland.

As it turned out, ‘Mystic Mac’ was accurate in his predictions, but it would not happen at UFC 189. Aldo pulled out of the title fight with McGregor due to a rib injury sustained in sparring. Instead the UFC would draft in perennial contender Chad Mendes on two weeks notice, but the drama was far from over. Aldo would post x-ray images of his injury, claiming he had fractured a rib as a result of sparring, but UFC president Dana White disputed this the day before the event.

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On appearances White was correct, as the image of the x-ray seemed an exact match to one released years before. With Aldo on the sidelines, McGregor took out Chad Mendes after being controlled on the ground for the most part of their fight. ‘The Notorious’ was crowned interim featherweight boss, but would later go on to reveal his own injury in the aftermath of his main event TKO victory.

The Irishman blasted Aldo for pulling out of the fight for a ‘bruised rib,’ claiming he had actually suffered a fight-threatening injury too, but opted to wait until after the fight to make it public.

Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Chad Mendes in the main event of July 11's UFC 189 from Las Vegas. Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale for USA TODAY Sports
Conor McGregor celebrates his win over Chad Mendes in the main event of July 11’s UFC 189 from Las Vegas.
Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale for USA TODAY Sports

A torn anterior cruciate ligament was the knock McGregor revealed after UFC 189, but rumours of when and how the injury happened were somewhat sparse and without foundation. Until now that is…

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