The New York State Athletic Commission said it has “stringent health and safety procedures” in place for MMA events, and it could order more tests for Daniel Cormier to prove he’s fit to fight at UFC 230.

“Our medical team may require additional medical checks for any specific fighter when warranted, and they do,” NYSAC spokesperson Lee Park wrote to MMAjunkie in an email on Tuesday.

Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) on Monday told multiple media outlets he’s still suffering the effects of a broken finger he sustained at UFC 226. The two-division champ told “The MMA Hour” he can’t fully close his fist after knocking out Stipe Miocic in July and hopes his jammed finger “pops and goes back to normal” when he punches someone in training camp.

“I’m kinda working around it, because if something’s going to happen, I prefer it to happen in the fight than in the training room,” Cormier said. “Because how horrible would be it be if I take this fight, three weeks until the fight, and then have to pull out a week later?”

Park declined to comment further on Cormier’s case or elaborate on the nature of “comprehensive medical checks” performed by commission doctors. Cormier initially was given a six-month suspension for his injured finger, though he can be cleared with a doctor’s note certifying he’s healthy enough to compete.

The NYSAC already has requested more paperwork on Cormier’s opponent, Derrick Lewis. According to Park, Lewis (21-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) lobbied to reduce his UFC 229 suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, prompting the New York commission to ask for new medicals.

“He challenged his medical suspension in Nevada, an action permitted in pretty much all jurisdictions,” Park wrote. “Nevada then reduced his suspension to three weeks instead of one month. In light of this, NYSAC has asked for all new medical documentation to prove his fitness to be licensed in New York State.”

The NSAC did not immediately answer a request for comment today on the NYSAC’s statement. UFC VP of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner – a former NSAC executive director – was not immediately available for comment.

On Oct. 8, the Nevada commission announced Lewis had received a 30-day suspension with 21 days no contact for a “tough fight.” That suspension would have prevented him from fighting until Nov. 5.

On Oct. 9, the commission’s website showed he was suspended until Oct. 28 with no contact until Oct. 21. In response to an Oct. 9 email requesting comment on the NSAC’s website change, spokesperson Colleen Patchin wrote the following statement: “The suspension was updated to no fights until 10/28/18 and no contact until 10/21/18 late yesterday with the proper record keepers only. The results were sent out with no fights until 11/06/18 and no contact until 10/28/18 earlier in the day.”

A public records request for the medical documentation for UFC 229 is pending.

Before Cormier and Lewis agreed to fight on short notice, the UFC struggled to find a main event for the blockbuster pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York. Many champions were booked or injured, and a proposed lightweight headliner between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz hit a snag when Diaz requested a 165-pound title fight. The fight was later canceled after Poirier sustained an injury.

Cormier and Lewis have admitted they’re not fully ready for a five-round fight. Lewis joked about it after a Hail Mary knockout of Alexander Volkov at UFC 229, while Cormier said he planned to heal up and ready himself for a showdown with ex-champ Brock Lesnar.

Yet both Cormier and Lewis were happy to reverse course. Cormier said he went against his plan after the UFC proposed Lewis as an opponent, and Lewis chose to jump back into the cage after the promotion “threw money at me like I was a stripper,” he told UFC.com.

Barring any severe issues, the heavyweights are likely to be cleared to fight. But the NYSAC also has stepped in multiple times over a variety of health concerns.

Ex-champ Rashad Evans was denied a license to fight at UFC 205 after a brain scan revealed an irregularity. Now-former UFC women’s strawweight Pearl Gonzalez was scratched from UFC 210 because she has breast implants, only to be reinstated later. In April, the commission and the UFC declined to allow UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway continue cutting weight for a short-notice title fight against now-champ Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223.

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