K. Chimaev (photo) faces N. Diaz in the UFC 279. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Last Tuesday (19), the MMA world was taken by surprise with the news that Khamzat Shimaev e Nate diaz will face each other in the main fight of the UFC 279, In September. After the announcement of the duel, made by the North American “ESPN”, many fans and even fighters judged the marriage as unbalanced, with broad favoritism for the Swede.
In a statement to the North American “ESPN” shortly after the fight was announced, Khamzat Shimaev seemed to agree with the imbalance. The Swedish naturalized Chechen stated that the duel will be the “funeral” of Nate diaz in the UFC.
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“I will take care of the funeral of Nate diaz with the UFC”, declared “Lobo”.
In the UFC since 2020, Khamzat Shimaev quickly became one of the most prominent names in the organization by winning three fights in two weight divisions in the space of two months. After “running over” his first four opponents in the octagon without practically being touched, the Swedish-born Chechen went through his biggest challenge when he won Gilbert Durinho in a three-round “war”. The result elevated “Lobo” to third place in the welterweight rankings (up to 77 kg).
One of the public's favorite athletes, especially in the United States market, Nate diaz He has been with the UFC since 2007, when he won the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Over these 15 years, the North American competed for the lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg) and the “BMF” belt, but experienced his greatest moment in the octagon when he finished Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Against Chimaev, Diaz will have the last fight of his contract with Ultimate and must say goodbye to the organization afterwards.
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