UFC News: Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington and five other fighters face 180-day suspensions

UFC 245 saw an action-packed night with multiple knockouts, including two on the main card. As a result, seven fighters are facing lengthy medical suspensions following the event at Las Vegas.

MMA Junkie reported on which fighters were medically suspended after UFC 245 and for how long.

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UFC 245 medical suspensions

The headliners Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington were benched for 180 days. Both the fighters sustained several injuries in the back-and-forth action of the main event, with Covington even breaking his jaw in the third round. To make a comeback before the designated period, he will have to get the situation with his non-displaced mid-line mandibular fracture cleared by an OMF surgeon.

Usman has sustained his own share of injuries and will have to get an X-ray of his left thumb cleared by a physician for an early return.

The other fighter of the night who got a 180-day suspension is the new Featherweight Champion, Alexander Volkanovski, owing to a broken hand he suffered in the title bout against Max Holloway.

Four other fighters facing 180-day suspensions are Petr Yan for his right foot, Geoff Neal for his left ribs, Viviane Araujo for several limb bones, and Mike Perry for nasal injury.