Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic suffered a brutal knockout loss to Francis Ngannou and is benched for 60 days following UFC 260 this past Saturday.
Miocic led the list of medical suspensions released on Monday by ABC records keeper mixedmartialarts.com. The suspensions were issued by the Nevada Athletic Commission, which over saw the pay-per-view event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Ngannou, who with the win became the third African-born champion on the current UFC roster, also was suspended for 30 days. His knockout win over Miocic was the 10th such finish in his octagon career and sent his hometown into a frenzy.
A total of 16 fighters were suspended on the 10-bout card.
Here is the list of medical suspensions from UFC 260:
Francis Ngannou: suspended until 04/27/21 with no contact until 04/18/21.
Stipe Miocic: suspended until 05/27/21 with no contact until 05/12/21.
Vicente Luque: suspended until 04/18/21 with no contact until 04/11/21.
Tyron Woodley: suspended until 05/12/21 with no contact until 04/27/21.
Sean O’Malley: suspended until 04/18/21 with no contact until 04/11/21.
Thomas Almeida: suspended until 05/27/21 with no contact until 05/12/21.
Gillian Robertson: Needs right hand x-rayed, if positive, then needs orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; suspended at minimum with no contest and no contact until 04/18/21.
Jamie Mullarkey: Needs right hand/wrist X-rayed, if positive then needs orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21.
Khama Worthy: suspended until 05/12/21 with no contact until 04/27/21.
Fabio Cherant: Needs right ribs X-rayed, if positive, then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; suspended at minimum with no contest and no contact until 04/27/21.
Jared Gooden: suspended until 04/27/21 with no contact until 04/18/21.
Modestas Bukauskas: suspended until 04/27/21 with no contact until 04/18/21.
Omar Morales: Needs right tibia & right thumb X-rayed, if positive, then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; suspended at minimum with no contest and no contact until 04/12/21.
Shane Young: Needs left tibia/fibula X-rayed, if positive, then needs orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 09/24/21; suspended at minimum with no contest until 04/24/21 and no contact until 04/18/21.
Marc-Andre Barriault: suspended until 04/27/21 with no contact until 04/18/21 for right eyebrow cut.
Abu Azaitar: suspended until 05/27/21 with no contact until 05/12/21.
