UFC 314 medical suspensions: Michael Chandler gets 60 days off, Diego Lopes handed indefinite suspension

Diego Lopes and Michael Chandler are among the many fighters handed a medical suspension stemming from the UFC 314 struggle card in Miami this previous weekend.

On Thursday, MMA Combating obtained the medical suspensions from the Florida Athletic Fee with 17 complete fighters receiving necessary layoffs, together with just a few with indefinite suspensions, which normally means these athletes must get clearance from a physician earlier than competing once more.

On the prime of that record is UFC 314 principal occasion fighter Diego Lopes, who was handed an indefinite suspension following his five-round conflict with Alexander Volknanovski.

As a result of medical disclosure legal guidelines within the state of Florida, particulars surrounding Lopes’ suspension aren’t made public however sometimes an indefinite suspension means there’s sufficient details about a attainable damage that the fee requires a doctor to clear the fighter to compete once more.

Volkanovski acquired a 45-day layoff, which is necessary, though it’s extremely unlikely he’d be competing once more so quickly in any case.

Within the co-main occasion, Michael Chandler was handed a 60-day suspension after he took plenty of injury in his struggle towards Paddy Pimblett earlier than in the end falling by third-round stoppage. Chandler suffered a nasty minimize on his cheek from a flying knee thrown by Pimblett throughout the struggle and now he’ll sit for the following 60 days at minimal to recuperate.

There have been 4 extra fighters who acquired indefinite suspensions on the cardboard, together with strawweight contender Virna Jandiroba, Chase Hooper, Marco Tulio, and Tresean Gore.