Daniel Cormier believes Khamzat Chimaev is in a tough spot ahead of UFC 279.
Khamzat will meet UFC veteran and fan favorite Nate Diaz in the main event, but ‘DC’ doesn’t think a victory pushes ‘Borz’ any closer to a title shot due to what happened last weekend at UFC 278.
Cormier thinks Chimaev was the biggest loser from UFC 278 after Leon Edwards likely ruined his path to title contention by usurping and KO’ing Kamaru Usman to become the new welterweight champion.
With Edwards and Usman expected to meet again in an immediate rematch, that leaves Khamzat without a clear path to the title even if he defeats Diaz next month.