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Jon Jones, UFC fighters respond on social media to Nate Diaz news

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Helwani: To say Diaz fight is off is inaccurate (1:18)

Ariel Helwani explains that the situation is still evolving with Nate Diaz saying he's out of UFC 244 after tweeting about his adverse drug-test findings. For more UFC, sign up here for ESPN+ http://plus.espn.com/ufc (1:18)

It didn't take long after Nate Diaz tweeted Thursday that he was pulling out of UFC 244 because of an issue with a failed drug test before other fighters started trying to fill the potential void.

It's uncertain what -- if any -- impact Diaz's tweet will have on his scheduled bout on Nov. 2 against Jorge Masvidal for what the UFC is marketing as the BMF title. All sides were still looking into the situation as fighters took to social media.

As far as Masvidal was concerned, the fight was still on and he believed Diaz is a clean fighter.

"You not the baddest m-f- in the game (i am) but you are one of the cleanest m-f-'s," Masvidal tweeted at Diaz, adding, "I'll see you nov 2. I know your name is clean. I don't need @usantidoping to tell me s---!"

UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, who had his own issues with failed tests and suspensions by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, also showed support to Diaz.

"And just like that, years of hard work discredited overnight, with one phone call," Jones tweeted.

Meanwhile, welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, who has a fight scheduled for Dec. 14 against Colby Covington, volunteered to step in if Diaz doesn't fight.

Covington, whose nickname for Usman is "Fake News," wasn't having it.

Ben Askren doesn't think Covington has anything to worry about.

ESPN No. 3-ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum and No. 5-ranked welterweight Rafael Dos Anjos expressed curiosity about the situation.

And the coach of Conor McGregor also weighed in.