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Facing Kayla Harrison took its toll on Julianna Pena.
According to medical suspensions released by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, Pena is facing an idefinite time on the sidelines pending clearance from an orthopedist on her left shoulder and elbow. Pena tapped to a kimura at the 4:55 mark of Round 2 to relinquish her bantamweight title to the two-time Olympic gold medalist in the UFC 316 headliner this past Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Harrison, meanwhile, emerged from the event with a clean bill of health.
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Four other fighters from UFC 316 are also facing indefinite suspensions pending doctor clearance: Kelvin Gastelum (loose right maxillary incisor), Serghei Spivac (right foot), Ariane Lipski da Silva (left leg) and Quillan Salkilld (right foot).
UFC 316 Medical Suspensions:
Julianna Pena: Indefinite suspension pending clearance from an orthopedist on her left shoulder and left elbow
Kelvin Gastelum: 30 day suspension, no contact. Indefinite suspension pending clearance from a dentist for loose right maxillary incisor
Mario Bautista: 30 day suspension, no contact for facial lacerations
Vicente Luque: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contract for scalp hematoma
Bruno Silva: 30 day suspension, no contact for TKO loss
Brendson Ribeiro: 30 day suspension, no contact for TKO loss
Serghei Spivac: 30 day suspension, no contact. Indefinite suspension pending x-rays of right foot and orthopedist clearance of right foot.
Kalinn Williams: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact for left forehead laceration.
Ariane Lipski da Silva: 30 day suspension, no contact for left leg trauma. Indefinite suspension pending x-rays on left leg.
Jeka Saragih: 60 day suspension for knockout loss, 45 days no contact
Quillan Salkilld: 30 day suspension, 21 days no contact due to head contact. Indefinite suspension pending x-rays on right foot.
Mark Choinski: 21 day suspension, no contacts for left calf.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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