Conor McGregor has been medically suspended for six months after his UFC 257 defeat by Dustin Poirier.<br />The former two-division champion, suffered a devastating second-round KO loss to Poirier in Abu Dhabi.<br />McGregor was spotted on crutches the next day after he was caught by a series of devastating kicks from the American, whom he now wants to meet in a trilogy showdown.<br />That was his third setback in his last six octagon outings and has shattered his hopes of landing a money-making rematch with rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.<br />It has also delayed his quest to reclaim the lightweight title — although he has vowed to bounce back and fight again as quickly as possible.<br />But now the Irishman will have to wait a little longer than he hoped for to get back to business.<br />MMA.tv, which is the official record keeper for the Association of Boxing Commissions, has confirmed that the superstar has been medically suspended for six months.<br />That means, unless he gets cleared by a doctor, he will be unable to fight again until July.
