Rousey vs. Carano medical suspensions: Nate Diaz receives lengthy term
The beating Nate Diaz took from Mike Perry could keep him out of action for while. MMA Junkie on Monday received the California State Athletic Commission's medical suspensions for MVP MMA 1, which was headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
According to the list, Diaz could be out up to 180 days for a possible fracture to a finger on his left hand. Diaz also will need to be cleared by a physician for a laceration to his scalp and forehead or be out for 60 days. Diaz lost by corner-stoppage TKO after the second round of his co-main event with Perry.
For 10 minutes, Perry dominated Diaz as he poured on the punches, elbows and kicks, and knocked down Diaz with a knee just before the second-round bell rang. That's when it was determined Diaz, who was a bloody mess, couldn't continue. By comparison, Perry was issued only a mandatory minimum seven-day suspension by the California commission.
More: Nate Diaz has no plans to retire, wants Mike Perry rematch 'ASAP' Unsurprisingly, UFC Hall of Famer Rousey and Carano both were issued only mandatory minimum seven-day suspensions after Rousey won by armbar submission in just 17 seconds. Philipe Lins received a mandatory 30-day suspension for being knocked out by former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in their heavyweight "third" main event. Rousey vs.
Carano medical suspensions (full list) Ronda Rousey: seven days Gina Carano: seven days Nate Diaz: 180 days or cleared by a physician for possible broken finger; 60 days or cleared by physician for laceration Mike Perry: seven days Francis Ngannou: seven days Philipe Lins: 30 days for suffering knockout Salahdine Parnasse: seven days Kenneth Cross: 30 days for suffering knockout Junior Dos Santos: 30 days for suffering knockout; indefinite pending neurological clearance Robelis Despaigne: seven days Namo Fazil: seven days Jake Babian: 60 days or cleared by physician for laceration to head; 30 days for suffering knockout Adriano Moraes: Seven days Phumi Nkuta: 30 days for suffering knockouts Jason Jackson: Seven days Jefferson Creighton: 180 days or cleared by physician for left knee pain; 30 days for suffering knockout David Mgoyan: Seven days Albert Morales: 30 days Aline Pereira: seven days Jade Masson-Wong: seven days Chris Avila: seven days Brandon Jenkins: seven days This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Rousey vs. Carano medical suspensions: Nate Diaz receives lengthy term