Diaz Leads UFC 244 Medical Suspensions

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UFC 244 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at “Diaz vs Masvidal” event on Saturday Nov. 2, 2019, from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City., have been released by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) via MMA Fighting.

Leading the way in mandatory sits was event headliner Nate Diaz, who suffered a couple of cuts around his right eye courtesy of Jorge Masvidal fists and elbows (see it again here). In fact, the cuts were deemed so bad that the Octagon-side physician opted to put an end to the bout after three rounds.

Nevertheless, the NYSAC only handed the Stockton slugger a three-month mandatory sit, which will probably be longer if he doesn’t get an immediate rematch against “Gamebred.” Also, Gregor Gillespie landed a similar medical suspension after getting knocked out in the very first round by Ken Lee, the first loss of his mixed marital arts (MMA) career (see it).

Check out the full list of injuries and medical suspensions for UFC 244: “Diaz vs Masvidal” below:

Jorge Masvidal — 30 days

Nate Diaz — 90 days

Darren Till — 30 days

Kelvin Gastelum — 30 days

Stephen Thompson — 30 days

Vicente Luque — 60 days

Derrick Lewis — 30 days

Blagoy Ivanov — 60 days

Kevin Lee — 30 days

Gregor Gillespie — 90 days

Corey Anderson — 7 day rest period

Johnny Walker ­— 45 days

Shane Burgos — 45 days

Makwan Amirkhani — 90 days

Edmen Shahbazyan — 7 day rest period

Brad Tavares — 90 days

Jairzinho Rozenstruik — 7 day rest period

Andrei Arlovski — 90 days

Katlyn Chookagian — 7 day rest period

Jennifer Maia — 7 day rest period

Lyman Good — 30 days

Chance Rencuontre — 90 days

Hakeem Dawodu ­— 7 day rest period

Julio Arce — 7 day rest period

Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. In addition, not all injuries are recorded during the post-fight examination and often times surface in follow-up tests.

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