LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 10: Nate Diaz taunts Tony Ferguson in a welterweight fight during the UFC 279 event at T-Mobile Arena on September 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Nate Diaz‘s exit interview from the UFC went about as expected after an incredible turn of events during fight week meant he’d be facing Tony Ferguson on short notice in the main event of UFC 279 instead of Khamzat Chimaev. Diaz locked in what may end up being the final submission of his… Source link
Read More »Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev news conference canceled after reported backstage altercation
LAS VEGAS — UFC 279 is scheduled for Saturday, but the fights began Thursday. A wild brawl that UFC president Dana White said involved all six fighters who were scheduled to take part in the UFC 279 news conference Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden caused a nearly half-hour delay in its start and then its cancellation midstream. The six fighters, Nate Diaz, Khamzat Chimaev, Tony Ferguson, Daniel Rodriguez, Li Jingliang and Kevin Holland, were all involved in different incidents. White said… Source link
Read More »Khamzat Chimaev shows his heart in Fight of the Year front-runner as UFC enters the Chimaev Era
Khamzat Chimaev may never be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. He may never even be a UFC champion. Neither, obviously, is out of the question, but even if he doesn’t reach either goal, it won’t matter a bit. This guy has star written all over him and with his performance Saturday in a breathtaking battle with Gilbert Burns at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on the main card of UFC 273, he took another big step toward the top of the heap. Since Russia… Source link
Read More »