The final fight on Nate Diaz contract is reportedly going to finally be happening
This news comes following a report from ESPN.com who confirmed the planned booking with UFC executive Hunter Campbell, who said verbal agreements are in place.
Chimaev told the outlet via rep Majdi Shammas, “I am going to handle Nate Diaz’s funeral.”
The welterweight bout had apparently initially been targeted by the promotion for their UFC 276 PPV, headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier. However, Diaz claims that each offer he’s received for a fight from the UFC has come with a new contract extension attached as well, one that he wasn’t interested in signing.
Diaz representative Zach Rosenfield confirmed the booking and provided a statement to ESPN: “This is a fight Nate has been asking for since the middle of April.”
Once confirmed to be true, it is expected to be made a 5-round main event bout on September 10th. It will be the final fight on Diaz’s final contract and Chimaev’s hype train colliding live in Las Vegas, at the T-Mobile Arena.
With the addition, the UFC 279 lineup includes:
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
- Norma Dumont vs. Danyelle Wolf
- Irene Aldana vs. Macy Chiasson
- Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett
- Heili Alateng vs. Chad Anheliger
- Melissa Martinez vs. Elise Reed
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