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Medical Suspensions Handed Out For UFC 245, Colby Covington Comes Off Worse With Broken Jaw

Medical Suspensions Handed Out For UFC 245, Colby Covington Comes Off Worse With Broken Jaw

Usman is also facing a spell on the sideline following his UFC 245 victory.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Colby Covington suffered a nasty broken jaw in his defeat to Kamaru Usman at UFC 245, and that injury will keep him out of action for the next six months.

Covington's facing a spell on the sideline after sustaining a jaw injury against Usman in their championship main-event bout.

Usman has also been slapped with a lengthy medical suspension. He could be suspended until June 12, 2020, with a thumb injury.

New UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski joins Usman and Covington on the list of fighters facing a six-month suspension. The Australian damaged his right hand in his victory over Max Holloway.

UFC 245 medical suspensions:

Kamaru Usman - Must have left thumb x-ray. If positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 1/14/20 with no contact until 1/5/20.

Colby Covington - Must have nondisplaced midline mandibular fracture cleared by oral and maxillofacial surgeon or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

Alexander Volkanovski - Must have right hand x-ray. If positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension 1/29/20, no contest until 1/14/20.

Max Holloway - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20 due to leg pain.

Amanda Nunes - Suspended until 1/4/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Germaine de Randamie - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Marlon Moraes - Suspended until 1/29/20, no contact until 1/14/20 due to cut on left eyelid.

Jose Aldo - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Petr Yan - Must have right foot X-ray, if positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Urijah Faber ­- Suspended until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

Geoff Neal - Must have left ribs X-ray, if positive must have doctor clearance or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 1/14/20 with no contact until 1/5/20.

Mike Perry - Must have nasal X-ray, if positive must have doctor clearance or no contest until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

Ketlen Vieira - Suspended until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

Omari Akhmedov - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Ian Heinisch - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Matt Brown - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20 due to cut on left eyebrow.

Ben Saunders - Suspended until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

Daniel Teymur ­- Suspended until 1/29/20, no contact until 1/14/20.

Brandon Moreno - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Kai Kara-France - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Jessica Eye - Suspended until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/15/20 due to cut on left cheek.

Viviane Araujo - Must have X-ray or MRI of right hand and X-ray of right foot and left tibia. If positive must have orthopedic doctor clearance or suspended until 6/12/20. Minimum suspension until 1/14/20, no contact until 1/5/20.

Oskar Piechota - Suspended until 2/13/20, no contact until 1/29/20.

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Topics: UFC News, UFC 245, Fight News, UFC, MMA