Following her tough loss at UFC 200 to Amanda Nunes, former champion Miesha Tate mentioned taking time off to recover and re-focus on her career.
Well, the Nevada Athletic Commission has provided Tate with just that.
The former bantamweight champion was handed a minimum medical suspension until September due to her broken nose suffered when Nunes connected with a knee in the first round.
Tate was one of a handful of fighters listed by the NAC. Check out the complete list, courtesy MMAFighting.com, below:
*Miesha Tate: Must have broken nose cleared by ENT doctor or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Travis Browne: Must have right wrist cleared by doctor or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Raphael Assuncao: Must have nose x-rayed, if positive then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 01/06/17
*Sage Northcutt: Must have left elbow x-rayed, if positive then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Diego Sanchez: Must have right orbital and nasal fractures cleared by ENT or ophthalmologist or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Mark Hunt: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Anderson Silva: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09 due to laceration
*Frankie Edgar: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09 due to facial lacerations
*Enrique Marin: Suspended until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Thiago Santos: Suspended until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Takanori Gomi: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09