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UFC Fight Night 71 injuries and medical suspensions: Tony Ferguson, Josh Thomson facing possible six-month sits

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California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) issued its list of injuries and medical suspensions on Tuesday for the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters who participated in UFC Fight Night 71, which took place last Wednesday (July 15, 2015) inside Valley View Casino Center in San Diego (results here).

And there were a few hefty sentences.

Chief among them were FOX Sports 1 co-headliners Tony Ferguson and Josh Thomson, who busted each other up en route to a unanimous decision win for "El Cucuy" (watch it). In addition, Todd Duffee will take a month off from the gym after Frank Mir sent his head into the fourth row (replay).

That's not all.

Here is the full list of UFC Fight Night 71 injuries and medical suspensions (via MMA Fighting):

Tony Ferguson: Suspended 180 days or must have possible right orbital fracture cleared by physician
Josh Thomson: Suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days due to hard bout; suspended 60 days or must have facial lacerations cleared by a physician; suspended 180 days or must have right elbow, right knee, and right forearm cleared by physician
Marion Reneau: Suspended 180 days or must have possible right rib fracture cleared by physician
Scott Jorgensen: Suspended 180 days or must have possible left knee fracture cleared by physician
Sam Sicilia: Suspended 180 days or must have possible left lower leg injury cleared by orthopedic physician
Jessica Andrade: Suspended 180 days or must have possible left thumb fracture cleared by physician
Rani Yahya: Suspended 180 days or must have CT scan cleared by physician
Masanori Kanehara: Suspended 180 days or must have possible right elbow fracture cleared by orthopedic physician
Sean Strickland: Suspended 180 days or must have right third knuckle cleared by physician
Matt Dwyer: Suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days due to hard bout; suspended 60 days or must have left eye laceration cleared by physician
Lyman Good: Suspended 60 days or must have right ear laceration cleared by physician
Todd Duffee: Suspended for 45 days, no contact 30 days due to KO
Sarah Moras: Suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days due to hard bout
Igor Araujo: Suspended 45 days, no contact 30 days due to hard bout
Andrew Craig: Suspended for 45 days, no contact 30 days due to TKO

Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.

For a complete wrap up of all the UFC Fight Night 71 festivities click here.

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