Nate Diaz Announces He's Out of UFC 244 Headliner Due to 'False' Steroid Allegations

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Nate Diaz will not be fighting in next week's UFC 244 headliner against Jorge Masvidal after allegedly failing a drug test, the MMA star announced on Thursday.

In a rant posted to his Twitter account, Diaz said he tested positive for "elevated levels" for a substance which he believes to be from a tainted supplement.

"I’m 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," Diaz wrote. "I call false on that cause I only take Whole Food or natural food supplements. I don’t even eat meat. So until UFC, USADA or whoever is F------ with me fixed it, I won’t be competing.

"I’m not gonna play their game and try to hide it or keep quiet, as they suggested. I’m not gonna have my name tainted as a cheater like these other motherf------ who keep quiet until after the fight just so they can get paid," he added. "F------ cheaters. I don’t give a f--- about some money over my dignity and my legacy. I’m not playing along with this bullsh--. I’m not staying quiet and figuring it out after the fight. That’s cheating. So fight game I’ll see you when I see you."

Diaz previously passed all his tests surrounding UFC 241 in August, per ESPN's Ariel Helwani, which saw him beat Anthony Pettis by decision. The win was the 34-year-old's first match since splitting a pair of bouts against Conor McGregor in 2016.

After Diaz signed his rant as "the realest baddest mother f----- in the game," McGregor took to social media to claim that he was the "only one Bad Mother F----- in this game."

It is still unknown who UFC will replace Diaz with.

The main card of UFC 244 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. ET.