Nate Diaz has been handed 90 days medical-suspension for facing two severe cuts near his right eye at UFC 244 main event fight. After a huge gap of two years, Nate Diaz finally came back to the sport at UFC 241 but he will be out of UFC for some time again, after facing a TKO loss against Jorge Masvidal. BMF Masvidal has received a medical suspension of 30 days too and it seems that UFC wants to give both the fighters some rest before they step inside the octagon again after a dogfight at Madison Square Garden.

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UFC: Medical suspension on Nate Diaz

A lot of MMA fighters and fans felt that they were robbed of a classic at UFC 244, after Dr Nitin.K. Sethi stopped the fight at the third round, following Diaz’s injury. A lot of people believed that Nate Diaz could continue the fight and the injury was not a serious one to stop the fight but it seems that UFC took the right decision by stopping the fight after the third round.

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal both wanted to continue the fight and felt the same that the match should not have been stopped but according to medical specialists, they could not guarantee Diaz’s safety in the fight. Masvidal landed some clean power shots on Nate and the damage was absolutely visible. Even UFC President Dana White agreed that the injuries on Diaz’s face were much more dangerous than the looked on television screens.

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UFC: What happens with Nate Diaz?

Nate Diaz will be out of the UFC octagon till his medical suspension expires but once he gets done with it we can expect the re-match. According to Jorge Masvidal, he hates to leave the octagon with his opponent conscious and promised that he will run it back with Diaz. Masvidal himself is facing a 30 days medical-suspension and if the Conor McGregor fight does not happen we can expect Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 in the future.

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