"Cowboy" Cerrone gets lengthy suspension following loss to McGregor -

The dust has settled from UFC 246, an event that saw the triumphant return of Irish superstar Conor McGregor. The event would be less than stellar for opponent Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, who lost via 40 second TKO – his third straight T/KO loss. Now he has been handed a long medical suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), obtained by MMA Junkie. “Cowboy” is facing a 180 day suspension for a nasal and orbital fractures sustained in the fight with McGregor, who in turn did not absorb a single strike. Cerrone can, however, be cleared earlier by a physician if he shows, following a speedy recovery.

“Cowboy” was not the only one handed a lengthy suspension, however. Sodiq Yusuff, Maycee Barber, Anthony Pettis, Diego Ferreira and Maurice Greene all earned 180 preemptive suspensions, and can, like Cerrone, be cleared earlier by a physician. Barber was the one out of the above that received the most apparent injury. She showed clear problems with her left knee during and after the fight with Roxanne Modafferi, in which the latter scored the biggest upset on the card. Barber cried out in visible pain during the fight, and required assistance leaving the cage.

The medical suspension that “Cowboy” received, as well as all other fighters, can be found below.

UFC 246 medical suspensions:

J.J. Aldrich: Suspended 180 days or until right hand x-ray is cleared by physician; also suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days
Sabina Mazo: No suspension
Justin Ledet: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Aleksa Camur: No suspension
Nasrat Haqparast: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Tim Elliott: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Askar Askarov: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Andre Fili: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Sodiq Yusuff: Suspended 180 days or until right foot x-ray is cleared by physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Maycee Barber: Suspended 180 days or until left knee MRI is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days do to laceration on left side of forehead
Roxanne Modafferi: No suspension
Anthony Pettis: Suspended 180 days or until right foot is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Diego Ferreira: Suspended 180 days or until right knee MRI is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Ode Osbourne: Suspended 21 days
Brian Kelleher: No suspension
Maurice Greene: Suspended 180 days or until right elbow MRI and right foot x-ray are cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Aleksei Oleinik: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Raquel Pennington: No suspension
Holly Holm: No suspension
Conor McGregor: No suspension
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 180 days or until nasal fracture and possible mild orbital fracture are cleared by maxillofacial physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days