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UFC Sao Paulo medical suspensions: Five fighters facing long layoffs

The UFC's most recent trip to Brazil featured some brutal knockouts and nice submission finishes, so it shouldn't be surprising that a few of the fighters on the losing end of things might be laid up for a little while. They're not the only ones though - one winner picked up a 180-day suspension as well. Johnny Case needs clearance due to an injured leg, and Piotr Hallmann, Pedro Munhoz, Gasan Umalatov, and Kevin Souza were handed six-month suspensions as well.

Matheus Nicolau: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Jimmie Rivera: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Gasan Umalatov: Suspended 180 days or medical clearance of injured hand
Chas Skelly: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Thiago Tavares: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Johnny Case: Suspended 180 days or medical clearance of injured leg
Abel Trujillo: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Corey Anderson: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Rashid Magomedov: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Piotr Hallman: Suspended 180 days or medical clearance of broken nose
Anthony Birchak: Suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
Patrick Cummins: Suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
Dan Henderson: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Bruno Korea: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Pedro Munhoz: Suspended 180 days or medical clearance of broken orbital bone
Viscardi Andrade: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Kevin Souza: Suspended 180 days or medical clearance of injured hand
Clay Guida: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Yan Cabral: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Gleison Tibau: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Fabio Maldonado: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Gilbert Burns: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Alex Oliveira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Thomas Almeida: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Glover Teixeira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Vitor Belfort: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact