Rory MacDonald out up to six months with ankle injury

Hey, remember when we showed you that nasty .gif of Demian Maia rolling Rory MacDonald’s ankle at UFC 170? Yeah, you better. Well, it turns out that Rory could miss up to six months after he gets an X-ray on the injured joint/limb (whatever it is, I am no doctor, friends).

Here’s the entire injury list released by the commission, yo.

  • Rory MacDonald: Requires x-ray on right ankle and physician’s clearance, or no contest until 08/22/14; minimum suspension until 03/25/14, no contact until 03/16/14
  • Stephen Thompson: Requires x-ray on right hand and physician’s clearance, or no contest until 08/22/14; minimum suspension until 03/25/14, no contact until 03/16/14
  • Robert Whittaker: Requires physician’s clearance on left forearm, or no contest until 08/22/14; minimum suspension until 03/25/14, no contact until 03/16/14
  • Raphael Assuncao: Requires x-ray on left ribs and physician’s clearance, or no contest until 08/22/14; minimum suspension until 03/25/14, no contact until 03/16/14
  • Cody Gibson: Requires x-ray on right hand and orthopedic clearance, or no contest until 08/22/14
  • Patrick Cummins: Suspended until 04/09/14; no contact until 03/25/14
  • Demian Maia: Suspended until 04/09/14; no contact until 03/25/14
  • T.J. Waldburger: Suspended until 04/09/14; no contact until 03/25/14
  • Rafaello Oliveira: Suspended until 04/09/14; no contact until 03/25/14 due to contusion under right eye
  • Sara McMann: Suspended until 03/25/14; no contact until 03/16/14
  • Pedro Munhoz: Suspended until 03/25/14; no contact until 03/16/14
  • Aljamain Sterling: Requires follow-up MRI of head with gradient echo or susceptibility weighted imaging within one week post-fight, or before 03/01/14

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