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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Six fighters on last weekend's UFC 184 event could be out up to six months due to possible injuries suffered on the card.
Raquel Pennington, Roan Carneiro, Roman Salazar, Tim Means, Dhiego Lima, and Ruan Potts must all get cleared by doctors before their return, or they're out 180 days. Headliners Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano were given just seven days of mandatory rest.
The full list of medical suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission is below (via MMAFighting.com):
• Raquel Pennington: Requires x-ray of both hands; suspended 180 days or until receive doctor's clearance for potential fractures
• Roan Carneiro: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for right elbow pain
• Roman Salazar: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for left eye injury
• Tim Means: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for potential left elbow fracture
• Dhiego Lima: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for potential left foot fracture; regardless suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
• Ruan Potts: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for head trauma; regardless suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
• Valmir Lazaro: Suspended 180 days, or until receive doctor's clearance for right cheek laceration
• Richard Walsh: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
• Ronda Rousey: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Cat Zingano: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Holly Holm: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Jake Ellenberger: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Josh Koscheck: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Alan Jouban: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Anthony Ferguson: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Gleison Tibau: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Mark Munoz: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Norifumi Yamamoto: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Derrick Lewis: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Masio Fullen: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
• Alexander Torres: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest period
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