UFC 244: Celebrities, fighters react to disappointing stoppage of Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz

The ringside doctor took the wind out of the sails of everyone watching a thrilling BMF title fight

By Brent Brookhouse

Nov 3, 2019 at 1:25 am ET • 1 min read

For three rounds at UFC 244, fans were treated to the kind of action promised when Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz were matched up for the "BMF" championship. But a nasty cut initially opened over the right eye of Diaz in Round 1 led the ringside physician to call off the fight between Rounds 3 and 4.

It was an unsatisfying result in a fight with branding based on two bad men with no quit going to war. Both fighters were visibly frustrated with the decision as Masvidal amped up the crowd to continue chanting their displeasure with the result.

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Even though the fight was still a fun display of striking for the 15 minutes it lasted, fans, celebrities and fellow fighters (including Colby Covington, which was NSFW) took to social media to express their dismay at the way things went down at Madison Square Garden in New York. Let's take a look at some of the immediate reactions to the doctor's decision to stop the fight.

Dana White on the doctor's stoppage in the main event of #UFC244 pic.twitter.com/B2ydaWiNM7
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 3, 2019

If this was WWE , you’d have a long reigning champ that you don’t want to lose clean. So you either make a triple threat match or have someone run in and cost him the title. I’m a dork, but great job by both guys. Jorge looked like a killer, and Nate is a Dog(west side) #bmf
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 3, 2019

The doctor that stopped this fight. #UFC244 pic.twitter.com/teou0HTTlS
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) November 3, 2019

F**k 😡 #UFC244
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) November 3, 2019

But if it was in Vegas... pic.twitter.com/xQqleWd4y2
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 3, 2019

The Rock right now #UFC244 pic.twitter.com/cPwMGSVX3i
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) November 3, 2019

JOHN SKIPPER CALLED IN A FAVOR AT NYSAC
— JCC Jr Sleeping Through a Training Session (@BoxrecGrey) November 3, 2019

NEVER EVER EVER FIGHT IN NEW YORK. Same exact doctor looked me in the eye and told me I had a broken leg. I knew I didn’t and knew I could continue. MSG...amazing history and venue...NY...horrible commission. #ufc244
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) November 3, 2019

BMF belt needs to be Vale Tudo rules.
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) November 3, 2019

New MMA rule idea: After a doctor stoppage, fighters can throw a challenge flag to ask for a second opinion. #NotSerious #OrAmI #UFC244
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) November 3, 2019