UFC 223 injuries, medical suspensions: Al Iaquinta, Kyle Bochniak face two-month sits following Brooklyn battles

UFC 223 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Khabib vs Iaquinta”- led mixed martial arts (MMA) event on pay-per-view (PPV) last Saturday night (April 7, 2018) from inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., were released earlier this week by New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).

Leading the list of mandatory timeouts is Al Iaquinta, who could spend the next two months on the bench after having his face busted up by Khabib Nurmagomedov in a five-round Lightweight championship bout that saw “The Eagle” dominate the bout for 25 minutes.

Kyle Bochniak will also join “Ragin’” following his three-round war against Zabit Magomedsharipov which saw them go back-and-forth in a thrilling “Fight of the Night” performance.

The full list of UFC 223 medical suspensions are as follows via MMA Fighting:

Khabib Nurmagomedov: 7-day medical suspension

Al Iaquinta: 60-day medical suspension

Rose Namajunas: 30-day medical suspension

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 30-day medical suspension

Renato Moicano: 30-day medical suspension

Calvin Kattar: 30-day medical suspension

Zabit Magomesharipov: 45-day medical suspension

Kyle Bochniak: 60-day medical suspension

Chris Gruetzemacher: 7-day medical suspension

Joe Lauzon: 45-day medical suspension

Karolina Kowalkiewicz: 7-day medical suspension

Felice Herrig: 7-day medical suspension

Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 14-day medical suspension

Evan Dunham: 7-day medical suspension

Ashlee Evans-Smith: 30-day medical suspension

Bec Hyatt: 7-day medical suspension

Devin Clark: 30-day medical suspension

Michael Rodriquez: 7-day medical suspension

Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.

For a complete wrap up of all the UFC 223 “Khabib vs Iaquinta” weekend festivities click here.