Following her tough loss at UFC 200 to Amanda Nunes, former champion Miesha Tate mentioned taking time off to recover and re-focus on her career.
Well, the Nevada Athletic Commission has provided Tate with just that.
The former bantamweight champ…
Following her tough loss at UFC 200 to Amanda Nunes, former champion Miesha Tate mentioned taking time off to recover and re-focus on her career.
Well, the Nevada Athletic Commission has provided Tate with just that.
The former bantamweight champion was handed a minimum medical suspension until September due to her broken nose suffered when Nunes connected with a knee in the first round.
Tate was one of a handful of fighters listed by the NAC. Check out the complete list, courtesy MMAFighting.com, below:
*Miesha Tate: Must have broken nose cleared by ENT doctor or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Travis Browne: Must have right wrist cleared by doctor or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Raphael Assuncao: Must have nose x-rayed, if positive then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 01/06/17
*Sage Northcutt: Must have left elbow x-rayed, if positive then needs doctor clearance or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Diego Sanchez: Must have right orbital and nasal fractures cleared by ENT or ophthalmologist or no contest until 01/06/17; minimum suspension no contest until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Mark Hunt: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09
*Anderson Silva: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09 due to laceration
*Frankie Edgar: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09 due to facial lacerations
*Enrique Marin: Suspended until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Thiago Santos: Suspended until 09/08, no contact until 08/24
*Takanori Gomi: Suspended until 08/24, no contact until 08/09