Bellator 172 medical suspensions: Josh Thomson, five others potentially out 180 days

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson highlighted a list of six fighters who received extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of Bellator 172, according to information released Monday to MMA Fighting by the California State Athletic Commission.

Thomson suffered a second-round knockout loss to Bellator veteran Patricky Freire in the night’s main event, which took place Feb. 18 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and aired live on Spike TV.

As a result, Thomson will be forced to seek doctor’s clearance on potential injuries sustained during the bout or sit out 180 days, per commission orders.

The five other fighters who received similar suspensions were: Brooke Mayo, James Terry, Cesar Gonzalez, Anthony Do, and Abraham Vaesau.

A complete list of Bellator 172’s medical suspensions can be seen below.

• Josh Thomson: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Brooke Mayo: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• James Terry: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
• Cesar Gonzalez: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
• Anthony Do: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance
• Abraham Vaesau: Suspended 180 days pending doctor’s clearance; minimum suspension of 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Veta Arteaga: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
• J.C. Llamas: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
• Martin Sano: Suspended 60 days no contest, 60 days no contact
• Oli Thompson: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Francisco France: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Josh Koscheck: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Matt Ramirez: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Diego Herzog: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Abner Perez: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Dominic Sumner: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact
• Patricky Freire: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Cheick Kongo: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Anatoly Tokov: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Mauricio Alonso: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Nikko Jackson: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Juan Cardenas: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Luis Vargas: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Bobby Escalanate: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Jeremy Murphy: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• J.J. Okanaovich: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Zach Andrews: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Justin Tenedora: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Roqui Reyes: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest
• Gaston Bolanos: Suspended 7 days for mandatory rest