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It’s complicated - Ciryl Gane loves Nate Diaz, but explains why he can’t pick him over Khamzat Chimaev

Ciryl Gane is having a hard time picking against Nate Diaz, but the UFC heavyweight just can’t see a path to victory for the latter against Khamzat Chimaev.

Gane is a huge Diaz fan but thinks Khamzat is a terrible matchup for him at this stage in his career and thinks ‘Borz’ will put in a dominant performance and get the finish at UFC 279.

“It’s gonna be a little bit complicated for Diaz, a little bit because Chimaev is really young, he’s in the rush, he’s really confident, and I think Diaz is more on the end of his career so he’s not exactly the same,” Gane, who knocked out Tai Tuivasa at UFC Paris, said in a recent interview (h/t Sportskeeda).