One of the many anticipated upcoming fights is UFC 279’s headliner between fan-favorite Nate Diaz and rising star Khamzat Chimaev. Early opening odds are heavily stacked against Diaz, who came in as a +1000 underdog.
But despite what oddsmakers say, some fighters aren’t willing to count Diaz out just yet. One of his former opponents Jorge Masvidal even foresees a late stoppage for the Stockton native.
“They probably wanted to pair Diaz with someone, stylistically, that’s not the best when I think of f–ng Khamzat,” Masvidal told MMA Fighting. “So they gave him a boring ass wrestler who is going to try and hug his legs, and sniff his crotch.