UFC on FUEL TV 6 went down on Nov. 10 at Macau Venetian Resort Hotel’s CotaiArena and marked the debut of the organization in China.
Despite no Athletic Commission in China to oversee the event, suspensions were released to Association of Boxing Commissions.
The main event on FUEL TV was a middleweight showdown which gave the fans of China an amazing KO as Cung Le rocked Rich Franklin in the very first round. Le has been suspended for up to 180 days or if his left elbow is cleared with an x-ray. On the other side of things, Franklin was also suspended for 180 days unless his left thumb is cleared by the doctor.
Check out the full list of UFC on FUEL TV 6 medical suspension below thanks to MMAJunkie.com.
Cung Le: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor after x-ray of right elbow; also suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact
Rich Franklin: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor for left thumb injury; also suspended for 45 days, including 30 days with...
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