UFC 189 Medical Suspensions: MacDonald, Mendes Dealt Full Terms
Last weekend’s (Sat., July 11, 2015) UFC 189 pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada will go down in mixed martial arts (MMA) history as quite possibly the best top-to-bottom main card in promotion history, and much of that was due to the amazing back-and-forth wars and finishes that delivered on the mid-summer spectacle.
Not surprisingly, the brutal card resulted in a long list of potentially lengthy medical suspensions, headlined by welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald’s 185-day sit for the broken nose and broken foot he suffered in his fifth round loss to champion Robbie Lawler, who received a 47-day suspension for his badly cut lip.
The warriors took part in a classic co-main event that could be one of the best UFC fights ever, a bloody affair that resulted in a bevy of injuries and a show of respect when the combatants posed for a photo in the hospital.
Main event participants Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes didn’t emerge unscathed, either. ‘Notorious’ was given a 45-day sit for a cut above his right eyebrow given to him by Chad Mendes. ‘Money’ got the full term pending a doctor’s clearance of his right thumb in the loss.
Here the full list of UFC 189 medical suspensions released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC):
Conor McGregor suspended 45 days for right eyebrow cut.
Chad Mendes must have right thumb cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 24-day suspension.
Rory MacDonald must have fractured nose and foot cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 62-day suspension.
Robbie Lawler suspended 47 days for lip laceration.
Jeremy Stephens must have CT scan to rule out orbital fracture or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 47-day suspension.
Dennis Bermudez suspended 58 days for sinus injury and lip laceration.
Brandon Thatch suspended 62 days for precautionary reasons
Thomas Almeida must have nose injury cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 47-day suspension for lacerations.
Brad Pickett suspended 47 days for precautionary reasons.
Tim Means must have finger injury cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 47-day suspension.
Mike Swick suspended 47 days for chin laceration.
Henry Birones must have toe injury cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 47-day suspension.
Neil Seery suspended 47 days for eye laceration.
Cody Pfister must have knee injury cleared by doctor or suspended for 185 days. Minimum 47-day suspension.
Yosdenis Cedeno must have groin injury cleared by doctor or suspended 185 days.
