UFC Tampa Medical Suspensions: Colby Covington Receives 45-Day Term

Colby Covington will be sidelined for about a month and a half following UFC Tampa.

Covington received a 45-day medical suspension following his third-round doctor stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 14. The bout was stopped at the 4:42 mark of Round 3 due to a severe cut above Covington’s right eye. Buckley, meanwhile, emerged with a clean bill of health.

The Florida Athletic Commission recently released medical suspensions from the event. Five fighters — Cub Swanson, Dustin Jacoby, Daniel Marcos, George Tokkos and Davey Grant — were suspended indefinitely. The nature of each suspension was not disclosed. A medical suspension will typically be lifted when an athlete receives doctor clearance.

UFC Tampa Medical Suspensions:

Colby Covington: 45 days

Cub Swanson: indefinite suspension

Billy Quarantillo: 60 days

Manel Kape: 30 days

Bruno Silva: 45 days

Dustin Jacoby: indefinite suspension

Vitor Petrino: 60 days

Daniel Marcos: indefinite suspension

Adrian Yanez: 30 days

Navajo Stirling: 30 days

George Tokkos: indefinite suspension

Michael Johnson: 21 days

Ottman Azaitar: 60 days

Drakkar Klose: 60 days

Fernando Padilla: 45 days

Felipe Lima: 21 days

Miles Johns: 21 days

Miranda Maverick: 30 days

Davey Grant: indefinite suspension

Ramon Taveras: 30 days

Josefine Lindgren Knutsson: 30 days