Romero, Rockhold, 5 others facing 6-month medical bans after UFC 221

Three of UFC 221's four headliners could be out of commission for a while.

Yoel Romero, Luke Rockhold, and Curtis Blaydes are facing six-month medical suspensions following their bouts at last Saturday's card in Perth, Australia, according to records The Underground obtained from the Western Australia Combat Sports Commission.

The 40-year-old Romero feared he'd broken his leg before knocking Rockhold out in the third round of the main event, but emerged with only a deep bruise in his shin. He can return to action with the blessing of an orthopedist, while Rockhold will need dental clearance to avoid the six-month shelving.

Blaydes will also require clearance from an orthopedist after wrestling his way to a unanimous decision over Mark Hunt in the co-headliner. Lightweight "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim, middleweight Rob Wilkinson, bantamweight Jose Quinonez, and welterweight Luke Jumeau have all been hit with six-month medical bans as well.

The event's full list of medical suspensions is as follows:

• Yoel Romero: 180 days suspension or clearance by orthopedist, 30 days minimum
• Luke Rockhold: 180 days suspension or dental clearance
• Curtis Blaydes: 180 days suspension or clearance by orthopedist, 30 days minimum
• Mark Hunt: 45 days suspension due to left ear laceration, 30 days no contact
• Tai Tuivasa: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Cyril Asker: 45 days suspension due to TKO, 30 days no contact
• Jake Matthews: 45 days suspension due to right eyebrow laceration, 30 days no contact
• Li Jingliang: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Tyson Pedro: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Saparbek Safarov: 30 days suspension due to TKO, 21 days no contact
• "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim: 180 days suspension or clearance by orthopedist, 30 days minimum
• Damien Brown: 45 days suspension due to eyebrow laceration, 30 days no contact
• Israel Adesanya: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Rob Wilkinson: 180 days suspension or clearance by OMF or ENT, 60 days minimum, 30 days no contact
• Alex Volkanovski: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Jeremy Kennedy: 45 days due to TKO, 30 days no contact
• Jussier Formiga: 45 days suspension, 30 days no contact
• Ben Nguyen: 45 days suspension, 30 days no contact
• Ross Pearson: 45 days suspension for dental evaluation
• Mizuto Hirota: 30 days suspension, 21 days no contact
• Jose Quinonez: 180 days suspension or clearance by orthopedist
• Teruto Ishihara: 7 days mandatory minimum suspension
• Luke Jumeau: 180 days suspension or clearance by orthopedist
• Daichi Abe: 45 days suspension due to hard bout