Nate Diaz just shocked the world when he announced that he won’t be fighting Jorge Masvidal for the BMF title in the main event of UFC 244. Diaz claimed that he has failed a drug test as USADA has found an elevated level of testosterone in the test results. After the announcement from Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal showed his support for Diaz and said that he would still fight him regardless of the failed drug test. Well, now it’s Jon Jones who is backing Nate Diaz in the whole doping accusations.
“And just like that, years of hard work discredited overnight, with one phone call,” said Jones reacting to Nate Diaz’s statement.
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Jon Jones who went through similar allegations showed support to Diaz by saying:
“Not many people in the world know what you?re feeling right now, I do. Keep your head up man. I knew I was innocent and was willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless hours with scientists and lawyers to prove it.”
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Although Nate Diaz has announced that he won’t be fighting Masvidal UFC has not released any official statements yet. that apart, Jorge Masvidal does not have any issues in fighting Diaz regardless of the test results as he said:
?You not the baddest mofo in the game (i am) but you are one of the cleanest mofo?s. I?ll see you nov 2. I know your name is clean. I don?t need USADA to tell me shit!?
Well, the light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones also wants this fight to happen as he suggests Diaz take this fight for the fans who have been waiting for this fight. Jones tweeted:
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“I know you feel like someone is setting you up, that?s exactly how I felt. At times its going to feel like a pretty hopeless situation but maybe it?s not, you can?t just give up and do nothing. This is a different type of?fight?man, you owe it to your fans to fight it.”
In case Nate Diaz does not make it to the fight night, Leon Edwards will face Jorge Masvidal as he was on standby for the fight.?