UFC on FOX 29 medical suspensions: Dustin Poirier leads list of six-month terms

Six fighters are facing six-month medical suspensions following UFC on FOX 29, including headliner Dustin Poirier.

Poirier (23-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) needs an MRI on his right knee after his impressive TKO of Justin Gaethje (18-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in the event’s FOX-televised headliner.

MMAjunkie requested and received the list of medical suspensions for the event from the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission, which regulated UFC on FOX 29 last Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

Of course, Poirier can be cleared prior to six months with doctors clearance. He nevertheless faces a mandatory 45-day suspension, while Gaethje, who was stopped in the fourth round, received a 45-day term for a hard bout.

A total of six fighters received potential 180-day suspensions, while every fighter received a minumum seven-day term.

The full list of medical suspensions from UFC on FOX 29 includes:

• Dustin Poirier: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor, and needs an MRI on his right knee; also suspended a minimum of 45 days
• Justin Gaethje: suspended 45 days for TKO
• Alex Oliveira: suspended 45 days
• Carlos Condit: suspended 45 days
• Israel Adesanya: suspended 7 days
• Marvin Vettori: suspended 45 days
• Michelle Waterson: suspended 7 days
• Cortney Casey: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
• Tim Boetsch: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
• Antonio Carlos Junior: suspended 45 days for hard bout
• Muslim Salikov: suspended 7 days
• Ricky Rainey: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor for KO and unspecified issue; also suspended a minimum of 45 days
• John Moraga: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
• Wilson Reis: suspended 7 days
• Brad Tavares: suspended 45 days
• Krzysztof Jotko: suspended 60 days for KO and hard bout
• Gilbert Burns: suspended 7 days
• Daniel Moret: suspended 45 days for KO
• Lauren Mueller: suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor; also suspended a minimum of 30 days
• Shana Dobson: suspended 7 days
• Yushin Okami: suspended 7 days
• Dhiego Lima: suspended 30 days for hard bout
• Adam Wieczorek: suspended 7 days
• Arjan Bhullar: suspended 7 days
• Alejandro Perez: suspended 7 days
• Matthew Lopez: suspended 45 days for TKO
• Luke Sanders: suspended 45 days
• Patrick Williams: suspended 45 days

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