A total of sixteen fighters received medical suspensions following this past weekends TUF 17 Finale: Faber vs. Jorgensen event.
On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions for the television event, leaving just eight of the twenty-four competitors without a sentence.
Six-month suspensions were handed down to Miesha Tate and Collin Hart, who could both be out for up to six months unless medically cleared by a physician.
The TUF 17 Finale took place on April 13, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada with the main card airing on FX, while the prelim card was split between Fuel TV and Facebook.
Also on the list of suspended fighters were headliners Uriah Faber and Scott Jorgensen, who both have to it out for a month for precautionary reasons.
Check out the full list of TUF 17 Finale medical suspensions, as posted by MMAWeekly.com, below:
Main Card (FX)
Urijah Faber: Suspended until May 14 with no contact until May 5 due to right hand pain.
Scott Jorgensen: Must have his right wrist x-rayed. If positive, then he needs an orthopedic doctor’s clearance. He faces a minimum suspension until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5.
Kelvin Gastelum: Must have right forearm x-rayed. If positive, then he needs an orthopedic doctor’s clearance. He faces a minimum suspension until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5.
Cat Zingano: Must have left hand x-rayed. If positive, then needs an orthopedic doctor’s clearance. She faces a minimum suspension until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5.
Miesha Tate: Must have ear, nose, and throat doctor’s clearance on her nose or she is suspended until Oct. 11. She faces a minimum suspension until June 13 with no contact prior to May 29.
Gabriel Gonzaga: Suspended until May 29 with no contact prior to May 14.
Bubba McDaniel: Suspended until May 29 with no contact prior to May 14.
Prelim Card (Fuel TV)
Kevin Casey: Suspended until June 13 with no contact prior to May 29.
Luke Barnatt: Suspended until May 29 with no contact prior to May 14 due to right eye laceration.
Collin Hart: Must have nasal fracture and left ankle cleared by a doctor or he is suspended until Oct. 11. He faces a minimum suspension until May 29 with no contact prior to May 14.
Jimmy Quinlan: Suspended until May 29 with no contact prior to May 14.
Bristol Marunde: Suspended until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5 due to a laceration.
Prelim Card (Facebook)
Cole Miller: Suspended until May 5 with no contact prior to April 29.
Maximo Blanco: Suspended until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5.
Sam Sicilia: Suspended until May 14 with no contact prior to May 5 due to right thumb injury and right eye laceration.
Justin Lawrence: Suspended until May 14 with no contact prior to April 29.