Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has taken a shot at Nate Diaz following today\u2019s news that the Stockton native will no longer be fighting at UFC 244.<\/p>\n
Diaz was expected to square off with Jorge Masvidal in the headliner of November\u2019s pay-per-view event in New York. The winner of that welterweight fight was set to receive the promotions new BMF Title.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for fight fans, Nate Diaz revealed earlier this evening that he will no longer be competing at the November 2 event at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
Many were shocked<\/a> by the news, including former rival Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n Diaz offered the following explanation for his removal:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not gonna make it out to NYC for fight week next week because they say I tested with elevated levels that they say might be from some tainted supplements. I call false on that cause I only take Whole Food or natural food supplements. I don\u2019t even eat meat. So until UFC, Usada or whoever is F*****G with me Fixes it, I won\u2019t be competing. I\u2019m not gonna play their game and try and hide it or keep quiet, as they suggested. I\u2019m not gonna have my name as tainted as a cheater like these other motherf*****s who keep quiet until after the fight just so they can get paid. f****n cheaters.\u201d<\/p>\n See Nate Diaz\u2019s full statement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fresh out of hip surgery, Dustin Poirier caught wind of the news and delivered the following messages to \u2018The Stockton Slugger\u2019 from his hospital bed via Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/2OpMNukFlK<\/a><\/p>\n — The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n