Nate Diaz shouldn’t be a fan of Khamzat Chimaev’s combating fashion, particularly after watching him take the UFC middleweight title away from Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319 on Aug. 15.
As soon as scheduled to face Chimaev in his ultimate combat within the UFC earlier than the Russian athlete badly missed weight for UFC 279 in September 2022 — resulting in Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson and Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland as a substitute —, the Stockton star ripped “Borz’s” fashion in a dialog with Sneako.
“I don’t like that sort of combating,” Diaz stated. “It’s boring to me.”
Chimaev dominated Du Plessis for 5 rounds, enhancing to 9-0 within the UFC in solely his third combat to go the space. Chimaev went three rounds in opposition to Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns however dismantled the opposite six with ease, together with former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.
“He’s speculated to be the large scary man, proper?” Diaz stated. “And keep in mind when he had him in facet management and he’s holding him? Dominating him, proper? After which he let’s go and hits him a bit bit, little smooth punches and sh*t. That’s what individuals don’t perceive in regards to the fashion. Like, that sort of fighter is a scared fighter. He’s scared for his life. …
“He’s afraid that if he let’s go to hit him laborious that motherf*cker would possibly stand up and get the f*ck away from him, in order that’s a scared fashion to me. He comes off as this massive intimidating man, however it’s a giant previous scared f*cking baby. That’s why I tweeted about I stated, he’s not a fighter as a result of you may inform by how scared he’s holding him that tight.”
Chimaev will probably defend his UFC title for the primary time in opposition to the winner of key UFC middleweight principal occasion bouts Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho and Anthony Hernandez vs. Reinier de Ridder in September and October, respectively.
As for Diaz, he hasn’t competed since successful a boxing choice over Jorge Masvidal in July 2024, rebounding from a loss to Jake Paul within the squared circle.
