Dominick Cruz facing potential 180-day medical suspension

Dominick Cruz could be sidelined for up to six months following his knockout loss Marlon Vera in the UFC on ESPN 41 main event.

Cruz is facing a 180-day term unless he is cleared by an ear, nose and throat doctor for a potential nose injury. The former UFC bantamweight champion’s nose was clearly damaged from the head kick that ended his night at the 2:17 mark of Round 4. At a minimum he is suspended for 45 days with 30 days of no contact. The California State Athletic Commission recently released a full list of medical suspensions from the event, which took place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

Everyone on the card received at least a seven-day mandatory medical suspension. Meanwhile, four other fighters are facing potential 180-day sits pending doctor clearance: Devin Clark (left hand, right foot), Lupita Godinez (chest), Gabriel Benitez (left hand, left ankle, left elbow) and Charlie Ontiveros (right toe).

UFC on ESPN 41 Medical Suspensions:

Dominick Cruz: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for knockout; 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to nose; and 180 days or until cleared by ear, nose and throat doctor for possible nose injury.

Nate Landwehr: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout; 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to left eye.

David Onama: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout; 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to left eye.

Yazmin Jauregui: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout.

Iasmin Lucindo : suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout; 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to right cheek.

Devin Clark: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for TKO; 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible left hand injury; 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible right foot injury.

Ariane Lipski: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for TKO.

Bruno Silva: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout.

Lupita Godinez: suspended 180 days or until cleared by chest X-ray for possible injury to chest.

Lukasz Brzeski: suspended 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to right eye.

Cynthia Calvillo: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout; 60 days or until cleared by CT of orbital or ophthalmologist clearance for possible injury to left eye.

Gabriel Benitez: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible left hand injury; 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible left ankle injury; 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible left elbow injury.

Charlie Ontiveros: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for TKO; 60 days or until cleared by doctor for laceration to left eye; 180 days or until cleared by doctor for possible injury to right little toe.

Ode Osbourne: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for TKO.

Jason Witt: suspended 60 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for KO.