UFC on FOX 29 medical suspensions: Six fighters, including Dustin Poirier, facing potential six-month sits

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to network television last weekend with the UFC on FOX 29: “Poirier vs. Gaethje” mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza, which took place last Sat. night (April 14, 2018) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

And when people fight, people get hurt.

UFC on FOX 29 was headlined by lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, who continued his ascension up the 155-pound ladder by melting Justin Gaethje (replay). But that victory may come with a heavy price, at least in terms of his medical timeout.

Elsewhere on the card, Carlos Condit returned to action in the welterweight co-headliner, only to be mangled and strangled by 170-pound “Cowboy” Alex Oliveira (video). “The Natural Born Killer,” however, only needs 45 days to regroup.

Here is the complete list of UFC Fight Night 128 medical suspensions from Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission (via MMA Fighting):

Dustin Poirier: Suspended 180 days pending MRI on knee and medical clearance; regardless faces minimum 45-day suspension

Cortney Casey: Suspended 180 days unless medically cleared; regardless faces minimum 30-day suspension

Tim Boetsch: Suspended 180 days unless medically cleared; regardless faces minimum 30-day suspension

Ricky Rainey: Suspended 180 days unless medically cleared; regardless faces minimum 45-day suspension

John Moraga: Suspended 180 days unless medically cleared; regardless faces minimum 30-day suspension

Lauren Mueller: Suspended 180 days unless medically cleared; regardless faces minimum 30-day suspension

Krzysztof Jotko: Suspended 60 days due to knockout, hard bout

Justin Gaethje: Suspended 45 days due to TKO

Alex Oliveira: Suspended 45 days

Carlos Condit: Suspended 45 days

Marvin Vettori: Suspended 45 days

Antonio Carlos Junior: Suspended 45 days due to hard bout

Brad Tavares: Suspended 45 days

Daniel Moret: Suspended 45 days due to knockout

Matthew Lopez: Suspended 45 days due to TKO

Luke Sanders: Suspended 45 days

Patrick Williams: Suspended 45 days

Dhiego Lima: Suspended 30 days due to a hard bout

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 on FOX 29 weekend festivities click here.