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Nevada Athletic Commission Suspends Nate Diaz Until 4-20

In a bit of an ironic twist, the Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended Nate Diaz until April 20.

If you know which month April is, you realize that means Diaz is medically suspended until 4-20.

Diaz, who with his brother, Nick, have made it kn…

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In a bit of an ironic twist, the Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended Nate Diaz until April 20.

If you know which month April is, you realize that means Diaz is medically suspended until 4-20.

Diaz, who with his brother, Nick, have made it known they use marijuana for medical purposes, defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 196 via second round submission.

The complete list of medical suspensions can be found below:

Nate Diaz: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for right eye laceration

Ilir Latifi: Needs X-ray on left toe, if broken then suspended 180 days, or until cleared by doctor

Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 30 days with no contact for 21 days for left eye laceration

Siyar Bahadurzada: Must have jaw cleared by doctor or suspended 180 days; minimum suspension for 21 days with no contact for 14 days

Brandon Thatch: Needs X-ray on left foot, if broken then suspended 180 days, or until cleared by doctor; minimum suspension 45 days with no contact for 30 days

Nordine Taleb: Needs X-ray or MRI of left knee and must be cleared by doctor, or suspended 180 days

Erick Silva: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days

Marcelo Guimaraes: Needs X-ray or MRI of left knee and must be cleared by doctor, or suspended 180 days; minimum suspension 45 days with no contact for 30 days

Chas Skelly: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days

Justin Salas: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for right eye laceration

Julian Erosa: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days

UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was. Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

As far as the main card goes, the majority of the fighters ended up healthy after battle aside from Ilir Latifi, who took out Gian Villante. Latifi must receive medical clearance on his toe or he will face a lengthy six month suspension.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

  • Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
  • Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
  • Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
  • Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
  • Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
  • Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was. Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

As far as the main card goes, the majority of the fighters ended up healthy after battle aside from Ilir Latifi, who took out Gian Villante. Latifi must receive medical clearance on his toe or he will face a lengthy six month suspension.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

  • Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
  • Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
  • Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
  • Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
  • Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
  • Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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UFC 196 Salaries: Conor McGregor Banks Massive Payday For Loss To Nate Diaz

Conor McGregor may have suffered his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in the main event of last Saturday’s (March 5, 2016) UFC 196 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he’ll a sizable pile of dollar bills to help relieve his worry. With UFC 196 being the biggest card of

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Conor McGregor may have suffered his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in the main event of last Saturday’s (March 5, 2016) UFC 196 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he’ll a sizable pile of dollar bills to help relieve his worry.

With UFC 196 being the biggest card of 2016 thus far and, if Dana White’s initial projections have any truth to them, potentially the biggest of all-time, the monumental event not surprisingly produced some big paydays for the fighters involved.

McGregor understandably topped the list with the first-ever disclosed fight purse of $1,000,000 in the UFC. He repeatedly said he would top $10 million for the bout, which he lost to Diaz by second round submission, when his pay-per-view (PPV) numbers are factored in. Diaz earned $500,000, which is by far his biggest MMA payday, for replacing Rafael dos Anjos on only 11 days’ notice.

Newly crowned women’s bantamweight champ Miesha Tate should most definitely ask for a raise following her thrilling submission win over former champ Holly Holm, as she only banked $92,000 (including the win bonus) for winning the belt. Holm made $500,000 for the loss.

Here are the full disclosed UFC 196 salaries (via MMA Mania):

Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000
Diaz def. McGregor by submission

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000
Tate def. Holm by submission

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000
Latifi def. Villante by decision

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000
Anderson def. Lawlor by decision

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000
Nunes def. Shevchenko by decision

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Bahadurzda def. Thatch by submission

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000
Taleb def. Silva by knockout

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000
Miranda def. Guimaraes by technical knockout

Darren Elkins: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000
Elkins def. Skelly by decision

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000
Sanchez def. Miller by decision

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000
Saggo def. Salas by technical knockout

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000
Ishihara def. Erosa by knockout

The total disclosed payroll for UFC 196 was $2,871,000.

Usual disclaimer: The above figures do not include any deductions for expenses such as insurance and/or taxes, and they also don’t include any potential supplemental money earned from sources like Reebok fighter payouts, post-fight bonus awards, or special discretionary “locker room” bonuses the UFC periodically hands out.

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Watch Stockton Buffalo Wild Wings Celebrate Nate Diaz Victory

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Nate Diaz shocked the MMA world on Saturday with his 2nd round submission victory over Conor McGregor. The 30 year-old has been proud to represent the 209 throughout his career. Saturday’s win might have been the biggest victory of his career and Stockton sure celebrated like it.

The Buffalo Wild Wings in Stockton erupted into celebratory chaos when its hometown hero submitted McGregor with a rear-naked choke. Watch below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2gHyfcSKsE

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Nate Diaz shocked the MMA world on Saturday with his 2nd round submission victory over Conor McGregor. The 30 year-old has been proud to represent the 209 throughout his career. Saturday’s win might have been the biggest victory of his career and Stockton sure celebrated like it.

The Buffalo Wild Wings in Stockton erupted into celebratory chaos when its hometown hero submitted McGregor with a rear-naked choke. Watch below!

Conor McGregor Risked It All For Money At UFC 196, But It Might Not Matter

Now that the dust has finally settled on last weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) insane UFC 196 from Las Vegas, the world’s foremost mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion can begin to pick up the shattered pieces of a landscape that seemingly changes dramatically with the passing of each and every blockbuster card. Obviously the vast

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Now that the dust has finally settled on last weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) insane UFC 196 from Las Vegas, the world’s foremost mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion can begin to pick up the shattered pieces of a landscape that seemingly changes dramatically with the passing of each and every blockbuster card.

Obviously the vast majority of the fallout is directed at UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in the main event. The pivotal, hyped bout has been dissected, re-dissected, and examined under a million microscopes, so there’s no need to go into meticulous detail about what transpired in the wild affair. Basically the quick summary of the fight was that after winning the first round and arguably the first portion of the second with several powerful punches, McGregor faded and was tagged by a vicious one-two combo from Diaz, who swarmed on a rocked ‘Notorious’ prior to absolutely demolishing him on the mat with a brutal rear-naked choke.

It was a devastating, bloody, and overall descriptive loss for the exploding fame and personality that is Conor McGregor, and indeed it will harm his UFC career path in more ways than one. But at the end of the day he deserves respect for being a true fighter who took a fight up two classes for the risk of a huge payday, which he said would be a massive $10 million when it was all said and done.

The outspoken Irishman has taken a hit to his perhaps overblown aura of invincibility, yet he took the loss like a true champion and is still that in the 145-pound division. With that said, there are some key reasons why the loss may or may not hurt his overall scope. Let’s take a look at both sides of the discussion.

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