UFC 202 medical suspensions: McGregor out until October, could be out until February 2017

Conor McGregor will need clearance from an orthopedic doctor, or else he faces being medically suspended until mid-February 2017.

The UFC 202 medical suspensions have been handed out, and the biggest news concerns that of headliner Conor McGregor. Following his thrilling main event win over Nate Diaz, there were some reports in the T-Mobile Arena that McGregor had suffered a broken foot. According to McGregor, his foot’s not broken, but his shin was bothersome.

Per the Nevada Athletic Commission, McGregor’s suspension will end on October 20th, with no contact until October 5th. He will still have his foot and ankle examined for any possible fractures. If he did suffer a fracture, he could be shelved until February 17th, 2017, which would take him out of all of the big UFC pay-per-view spots (UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in November, UFC 207 on New Year’s Eve, and the UFC’s Super Bowl weekend show).

As for Nate Diaz, he’s suspended until September 20th, with no contact until September 11th after McGregor’s punches opened up a cut on his left eyebrow.

Here is the full suspension list (via MMAFighting):

Conor McGregor: Must have left foot/ankle fracture cleared by an orthopedic doctor or no contest until 02/17/17; minimum suspension until 10/20, no contact until 10/05
Nate Diaz: Suspended until 09/20, no contact until 09/11 due to left eyebrow cut
Glover Teixeira: Suspended until 11/19, no contact until 10/20
Rick Story: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20
Hyun Gyu Lim: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20
Sabah Homasi: Suspended until 10/20, no contact until 10/05
Takeya Mizugaki: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20
Artem Lobov: Must have right leg and ankle x-rayed; if positive then must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until 02/17/17
Chris Avila: Suspended until 09/20, no contact until 09/11 due to left leg pain
Lorenz Larkin: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20 due to left eyebrow and shin lacerations
Neil Magny: Must have left leg x-rayed, if positive then must have orthopedic clearance or no contest until 02/17/17; minimum suspension until 09/20, no contact until 09/11
Max Griffin: Suspended until 10/20, no contact until 10/05
Marvin Vettori: Suspended until 10/05, no contact until 09/20 due to left eyebrow laceration