Former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate faces a sidelining of up to six months following her TUF 17 Finale loss to Cat Zingano last Saturday night. Tate, who was defeated by third-round TKO following a series of knees to the face, will need clearance from an ear, nose and throat doctor for that six-month suspension to be lifted. Still, at minimum, the Nevada state athletic commission (NSAC), which sanctioned the event, has put a two-month ban on Tate from competing.
Zingano may not have emerged unscathed, either. She needs an X-ray on her left hand to obtain clearance for her next fight. If she’s OK, she’ll be free to fight after a one-month mandatory suspension.
The only fighter aside from Tate to face a possible six-month term on the sidelines is Collin Hart, who must be cleared of a nasal fracture and left ankle injury before that ban is lifted. If cleared, he’d be free to fight by May 29.
The athletes in the headliner and co-headlining fight seem to have emerged mostly unscathed, though Scott Jorgensen and Kelvin Gastelum must have precautionary X-rays for an injured right wrist and right forearm, respectively.
The list of TUF 17 medical suspensions was passed along from NSAC to MMA Fighting, and is below.
- Scott Jorgensen must have right wrist x-rayed, if positive then needs orthopedic doctor clearance; minimum suspension, no contest until 05/14/13, no contact until 05/05/13
- Urijah Faber until 05/14/13 No contact until 05/05/13 for right hand pain
- Kelvin Gastelum must have right forearm x-rayed, if positive then needs orthopedic doctor clearance; minimum suspension, no contest until 05/14/13, no contact until 05/05/13
- Cat Zingano must have left hand x-rayed, if positive then needs orthopedic doctor clearance; minimum suspension, no contest until 05/14/13, no contact until 05/05/13
- Miesha Tate must have ENT clearance on nose or no contest until 10/11/13, minimum suspension no contest until 06/13/13, no contact until 05/29/13
- Gabriel Gonzaga suspended until 05/29/13; No contact until 05/14/13
- Bubba McDaniel suspended until 05/29/13; No contact until 05/14/13
- Kevin Casey suspended until 06/13/13; No contact until 05/29/13
- Collin Hart must have nasal fracture and left ankle cleared by doctor or no contest until 10/11/13; minimum suspension no contest until 05/29/13; No contact until 05/14/13
- Luke Barnatt suspended until 05/29/13; No contact until 05/14/13 right eye laceration
- Jimmy Quinlan suspended until 05/29/13; No contact until 05/14/13
- Bristol Marunde suspended until 05/14/13; No contact until 05/05/13 laceration
- Cole Miller suspended until 05/05/13; No contact until 04/29/13
- Maximo Blanco suspended until 05/14/13; No contact until 05/05/13
- Sam Sicilia suspended until 05/14/13; No contact until 05/05/13 right thumb injury, right eye laceration
- Justin Lawrence suspended until 05/14/13; No contact until 04/29/13