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Diaz vs. Masvidal medical suspensions: Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal avoid significant time off

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Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal engaged in a surprisingly entertaining 10-round boxing match this past weekend as the former UFC foes sought to settle a longstanding rivalry in the ring.

Diaz ultimately earned a majority decision win in a back-and-forth fight that saw Masvidal actually connect with more power punches and overall punches but he still came up short on the scorecards. While the veteran fighters definitely endured a grueling battle, the good news is neither Diaz or Masvidal suffered any kind of significant injury during the bout.

On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions from the Diaz vs. Masvidal card to MMA Fighting with only a few lengthy layoffs handed down.

Based mostly on the fact that they just engaged in a 30-minute fight, Diaz and Masvidal were both handed mandatory six-day suspensions from the commission but face no other time off.

As for former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who lost a decision to Chris Avila, he’s only looking at a four-day mandatory layoff. The same goes for Avila, who wrapped up his sixth straight win in the boxing ring after dispatching Pettis this past Saturday night.

Here are the full medical suspensions from the Diaz vs. Masvidal card:

Nate Diaz: 6 day mandatory suspension

Jorge Masvidal: 6 day mandatory suspension

Shane Mosley Jr.: 6 day mandatory suspension

Daniel Jacobs: 60 day suspension unless cleared by a physician for a laceration to his left eyelid. 6 day mandatory suspension

Anthony Pettis: 4 day mandatory suspension

Chris Avila: 4 day mandatory suspension

Curmel Moton: 4 day mandatory suspension

Nikolai Buzolin: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following a knockout loss. 4 day mandatory suspension

Sean Garcia: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following a knockout loss. 5 day mandatory suspension

Arnado Vargas: 5 day mandatory suspension

Devin Cushing: 5 day mandatory suspension

Manuel Correa: 5 day mandatory suspension

Dan Hernandez: 2 day mandatory suspension

Luciano Ramos: 2 day mandatory suspension

Luis Lopez: 5 day mandatory suspension

Alan Sanchez: 60 day suspension unless cleared by physician for laceration to left forehead. 5 day mandatory suspension

Steve Dunn: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following knockout loss. 2 day mandatory suspension

Gabriel Costa: 2 day mandatory suspension

Jose Aguayo: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following knockout loss. 2 day mandatory suspension

Andres Martinez: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following hard bout. 4 day mandatory suspension

Kenneth Lopez: 45 day suspension, 30 days no contact following hard bout. 4 day mandatory suspension

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