Breaking: Nate Diaz Confirmed For UFC 244, Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing
Nate Diaz is back in, and the fight is on. After a few days of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community holding their breath, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed Diaz will, in fact, fight Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 next week in New York City.
The UFC released a statement regarding Diaz’s issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Diaz has been cleared of any wrongdoing and will not be sanctioned or suspended by the anti-doping organization. The UFC has made it clear “The main event at UFC 244 on Saturday November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz will proceed as scheduled.”””
Check out the announcement below.
UFC president Dana White even commented on the matter, taking to his Twitter to confirm that the fight was on between Masvidal and Diaz, noting he knew Diaz wasn’t taking anything to cheat.
Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, it looks like Diaz’s elevated level of SARMS was traced back to a contaminated organic, vega, plant-based daily multi-vitamin. However, USADA ruled he has not committed an anti-doping violation, and he’s all clear to compete.
It looks like things are all clear for the most highly-anticipated fight of the year. Nate Diaz has yet to comment as of this writing.
What do you make of the UFC clearing Diaz amidst his USADA woes?
