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UFC 117: medical suspensions go to 14 fighters

CSAC doctors suspended the middleweight champion for six months or until he produces X-ray evidence that a possible fractured rib is healed. Regardless, Silva is suspended 45 days with no contact during training for 30 days for precautionary reasons. He also needs neurological clearance and a CT scan before he is allowed to fight again.

The dual suspensions are the result of the champion's toughest title defense yet, one in which Sonnen dominated for four-and-a-half rounds with brutal ground and pound before Silva was able to cinch a triangle choke in the final minutes of the 25-minute bout.