UFC On Fuel 6 Medical Suspensions Put Le & Franklin Out Up To Six Months | UFC NEWS
Following this past weekends event in Macau, China and with no athletic commission to oversee the fighters, the UFC has taken up the responsiblity themselves, and have released the list of medical suspensions. Both Cung Le and Rich Franklin, who fought in the main event, will need to be medically cleared, Franklin for his left thumb, and Le for his right elbow. The full list of suspensions can be found below via MMA.tv :
Tom DeBlass: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Yasuhiro Urushitani: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Motonobu Tezuka: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Jeff Houghland: 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact
Jon Tuck: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Jon Tuck: 180 days or negative urinalysis and normal renal ultrasound
Jon Tuck: Indefinite; must have MRI of right shoulder
Tiequan Zhang: 180 days or orthopedic clearance of left thumb
Tiequan Zhang: Indefinite; must have ENT clearance of nasal fracture
Mac Danzig: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Mac Danzig: 180 days or negative x-ray of left thumb and left elbow
Takanori Gomi: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Paulo Thiago: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Stanislav Nedkov: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Thiago Silva: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Thiago Silva: 180 days or negative x-ray of right hand
Cung Le: 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact
Cung Le: 180 days or negative x-ray of right elbow
Rich Franklin: 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
Rich Franklin: 180 days or ortho. clearance of left thumb
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