UFC on FUEL TV 6 Medical Suspensions – Four Fighters Out For 180 Days

The Ultimate Fighting Championship released the medical suspensions for this past weekends UFC on FUEL TV: Franklin vs. Le event, issuing a total of thirteen suspensions to fighters competing on the Chinese card.

Four fighters received 180-day conditional sentences including middleweight headliner Rich Franklin. Franklin is out for six months unless he can get orthopedic clearance for an injured left thumb. Regardless, he will have to sit for 45 days.

Also receiving a 180-day suspension were Jon Tuck, Tiequan Zhang, and Thiago Silva.

UFC on FUEL TV 6 took place on November 10, 2012 at the CotaiArena in Macau, China.

Check out the full list of the UFC on FUEL TV 6 suspensions (as posted by Fighters Only) below:

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 orthopaedic clearance of left thumb