Greg Hardy among several lengthy UFC Moscow medical supsensions
Greg Hardy topped a list of five UFC on ESPN+ 21 fighters that could be one the sidelines for as long as six months following the release of the event's medical suspensions.
Hardy stepped in on short notice to fight Alexander Volkov in Moscow. The fight didn't go his way, but Hardy managed to go three full rounds with the vastly more experienced Russian fighter.
It was Hardy's fifth bout of 2019, a record for UFC heavyweights, but he now faces a 180-day medical suspension for an injury to his right hand and wrist. Like the other fighters facing medical suspensions, Hardy could return sooner than 180 days if he gets cleared by a doctor.
Other fighters facing potential six-month suspensions include Dalcha Lungiambula, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Jessica-Rose Clark, and Grigorii Popov.
All medical suspensions were issued by the UFC and reported to mixedmartialarts.com, as there was no government sanctioning body in Moscow.
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Zabit Magomedsharipov: 7-day mandatory rest period
Calvin Kattar: 30-day medical suspension for hard bout, 21 days no contact
Alexander Volkov: 7-day mandatory rest period
Greg Hardy: 180-day medical suspension for right hand/wrist injury (requires X-ray); 30 days mandatory rest, 21 days no contact
Danny Roberts: 30-day medical suspension for right temple laceration, 21 days no contact
Zelim Imadaev: 7-day mandatory rest period
Ed Herman: 30-day medical suspension for hard bout, 21 days no contact
Khadis Ibragimov: 7-day mandatory rest period
Anthony Rocco Martin: 30-day medical suspension for nasal laceration, 21 days no contact
Ramazan Emeev: 7-day mandatory rest period
Shamil Gamzatov: 7-day mandatory rest period
Klidson Abreu: 7-day mandatory rest period
Magomed Ankalaev: 7-day mandatory rest period
Dalcha Lungiambula: 180-day medical suspension, requires clearance from OMF (oral and maxillofacial) physician; 30 days mandatory rest, 21 days no contact
Rustam Khabilov: 7-day mandatory rest period
Sergey Khandozhko: 7-day mandatory rest period
Karl Roberson: 30-day medical suspension for right eyelid laceration, 21 days no contact
Roman Kopylov: 7-day mandatory rest period
David Zawada: 7-day mandatory rest period
Abubakar Nurmagomedov: 180-day medical suspension for left elbow injury (requires X-ray); 14 days mandatory rest
Roosevelt Roberts: 7-day mandatory rest period
Alexander Yakovlev: 7-day mandatory rest period
Pannie Kianzad: 7-day mandatory rest period
Jessica-Rose Clark: 180-day medical suspension, requires clearance from ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialist; 45 days mandatory rest, 30 days no contact
Davey Grant: 7-day mandatory rest period
Grigorii Popov: 180-day medical suspension, requires nasal X-ray; 30 days mandatory rest, 21 days no contact