Jorge Masvidal & Darren Till Exchange Pleasantries Backstage At UFC 244 (Video)

Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till may have thrown down back in March, but there has always been mutual respect between the two. This past Saturday night (Nov. 2), Masvidal and Till competed in separate bouts. Till took the co-headlining spot in a middlewe…

Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till may have thrown down back in March, but there has always been mutual respect between the two. This past Saturday night (Nov. 2), Masvidal and Till competed in separate bouts. Till took the co-headlining spot in a middleweight clash with Kelvin Gastelum. Meanwhile, Masvidal got top billing, headlining UFC 244 […]

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Dominick Cruz Gives His Thoughts On Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal Stoppage

Many were not happy with how Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal ended. It was a very entertaining fight for three rounds, yet after the third round, the doctor stopped the fight due to a cut above Diaz’s eye. For Cruz, he believes the fight should have…

Many were not happy with how Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal ended. It was a very entertaining fight for three rounds, yet after the third round, the doctor stopped the fight due to a cut above Diaz’s eye. For Cruz, he believes the fight should have gone on for a bit longer, but he understands […]

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UFC 244 Doctor Now Facing Threats For Stopping Masvidal vs. Diaz

Fans were extremely upset with the way UFC 244 ended over the weekend. Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz’s Baddest Mother F*cker Championship main event ended after the ringside physician deemed Diaz’s cuts were too bad to continue the fight. Dr. Nitin K. Sethi, a New York-based neurologist, was the man who made the call to […]

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Fans were extremely upset with the way UFC 244 ended over the weekend. Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz’s Baddest Mother F*cker Championship main event ended after the ringside physician deemed Diaz’s cuts were too bad to continue the fight.

Dr. Nitin K. Sethi, a New York-based neurologist, was the man who made the call to stop the fight. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Sethi revealed he has been getting threats since what happened Saturday night. Fans have called his office, posted fake reviews of him online, and personally threatened him.

”I’m a very good neurologist and a very good doctor, and calling me f*cking scum online and calling my office staff and yelling at them, threatening me, I fear for my health and safety,” Sethi said.

“Somebody’s going to get hurt, and it’s probably going to be me this time. People don’t realize what they do when they talk about these things. But that’s the hard reality of this sport.”

Sethi did not give a medical explanation as to why he stopped the fight, saying it would be personally and professionally unethical for him to publicly discuss a patient’s condition. He did note, however, his decision to call the fight off was not just due to the cut, but his overall assessment of Diaz.

”I made an objective call based on my assessment of the fighter,” Sethi said. “Not just the cut, but the overall assessment of the fighter (and) how the fight was going. Once I felt I could not guarantee the health and safety going forward, I had to make a tough call.

”The moment I lose my objectivity and I’m concerned how my actions are viewed by the UFC, by the fans, by the media, then I cease to be a ringside physician, and I cease to be doing my job. I have to be objective, and objectively, you make a call.”

Sethi added that referee Dan Miragliotta expressed concern about Diaz’s condition to the commission after the second round. However, it was decided to give him another round.

”Going forward off that third round, I could not guarantee his health and safety,” Sethi said. “When in doubt, you have to do what you have to do to protect the athlete’s safety. His health and safety comes first. Every action of mine has to be viewed with that foremost in everybody’s mind, but that doesn’t happen.”

Sethi believes the UFC actually made the decision worst by pushing attention on his decision to stop the fight. UFC commentator Joe Rogan noted that it was “very, very usual for a doctor to stop a fight for a cut like that” during his post-fight interview with Diaz.

”You have a very, very charged crowd, and you just make it more charged,” he said. “I was walking back [from the cage] and people from the top were yelling at me, ‘f*ck this, f*ck that.’”

Diaz claimed after the fight that Sethi “played” him by saying everything was okay after checking him. Sethi again declined to comment on those claims, citing professional standards of behavior for medical professionals.

”I can only defend my medical decision making process,” Sethi said. “I have the highest respect for Mr. Diaz, and he’s a fighter who never quits, and he certainly would have not quit and would have liked to continue, and he did say that to me in the cage. I can appreciate that.

”Everybody has a different threshold of stopping a fight. A fan (or) a referee or the media might have a different threshold. A doctor has a different threshold of stopping a fight, and in the end, if a doctor’s there, you need to respect the threshold.”

Sethi believes the fallout from his decision will now lead to other doctors being afraid to make calls.

”After what happened to me, let me tell you one thing: The only thing sad about this will be you’ll have doctors who will now be very afraid to make calls,” Sethi said. “And when people are scared to make calls because they’re so afraid of the repercussions, I think we’re entering dangerous territory.”

What do you make of the doctor receiving death threats for stopping the UFC 244 main event?

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UFC 244 Doctor Fears For His Safety After Main Event Stoppage

The doctor who stopped the UFC 244 main event between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz has spoken out. Dr. Nitin K. Sethi is a New York-based neurologist who was tasked with overseeing the BMF championship clash between Masvidal and Diaz this past Saturday…

The doctor who stopped the UFC 244 main event between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz has spoken out. Dr. Nitin K. Sethi is a New York-based neurologist who was tasked with overseeing the BMF championship clash between Masvidal and Diaz this past Saturday night (Nov. 2). Sethi called a halt to the bout before the […]

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Robert Whittaker Praises Darren Till’s Middleweight Debut

Over the weekend Darren Till made his middleweight debut by besting Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244. Till took home a split decision win after going three rounds with the former interim 185-pound title challenger. Speaking on his podcast, “Grange TV,” former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker offered his thoughts on Till’s performance. […]

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Over the weekend Darren Till made his middleweight debut by besting Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244. Till took home a split decision win after going three rounds with the former interim 185-pound title challenger.

Speaking on his podcast, “Grange TV,” former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker offered his thoughts on Till’s performance. Whittaker had nothing but good things to say about “The Gorilla’s” work inside the Octagon. (H/T BJPenn.com)

“Till was landing a lot of clean shots,” Whittaker said. “I think that he was nullifying a lot of Gastelum’s striking, because he was stepping out on the jab, dropping his level on the two, and then turning it into the clinch.

“I think it was beautiful. I think Till came in with a great gameplan, I think he executed it perfectly, cause Gastelum is a super underrated, super, super dangerous fighter.”

Whittaker noted that since Till isn’t making the dangerous cuts down to 170 pounds anymore, he might only look better in his new weight class from here on out.

“He looks as good as he was in welterweight,” Whittaker said. “Probably better. He won’t be doing those harsh cuts anymore. And remember, this was his first fight at middleweight. He’s only going to fill out into it better.”

What do you think about Whittaker’s take on Till’s debut at middleweight?

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Darren Till Believes He & Israel Adesanya Were ‘Meant To Fight’

Over the weekend (Sat. November 2, 2019) UFC 244 featured a middleweight co-main event between Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum. While the fight wasn’t the most exciting of the night, Till got the job done on the scorecards via split decision, picking up a victory in his divisional debut at 185 pounds. Till picked up […]

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Over the weekend (Sat. November 2, 2019) UFC 244 featured a middleweight co-main event between Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum.

While the fight wasn’t the most exciting of the night, Till got the job done on the scorecards via split decision, picking up a victory in his divisional debut at 185 pounds. Till picked up a victory over one of the very top competitors in the division, so it will be no surprise if he receives another big name opponent for his next bout.

Currently, the UFC’s 185-pound division is run by Israel Adesanya. Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” today, Till talked about a potential matchup with “Stylebender.” The Englishman believes he and the African-born champ were “meant to fight” each other.

“Yeah, it’s gotta happen,” Till said. “I said in the press conference about Israel, mate, people got to stop doubting these type of people. Israel is unbeaten, so there ain’t no blueprint out there to beat him yet. So all these people need to stop saying that sh*t. Me and Israel need to fight.

“I need to provide this blueprint. It’s not about the belt, it’s about the destiny. Because he knows, he’ll come in the studio and tell you, me and him are meant to fight at some point. And you know, we’ll see, we’ll f*cking see after I get off these crutches first. But we’re meant to fight.”

As for when that fight happens and whether or not it’ll take place next, Till doesn’t want to rush things.

“I don’t know,” Till said. “I don’t want to rush things. I’m on cloud nine from this last fight, I really am. It’s not about rushing. Now I want to hone my skill set. I want to get better. I’ve only been doing MMA eight years. I’m getting better, I’m getting better. It’s not about the fight as well, it’s about being a true martial artist.”

What do you think about a potential fight between Adesanya and Till?

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