{"id":455896,"date":"2022-08-16T13:20:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=455896"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:20:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:20:34","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-says-hes-surprised-nate-diaz-is-fighting-him-at-ufc-279-i-can-smash-that-guy-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-says-hes-surprised-nate-diaz-is-fighting-him-at-ufc-279-i-can-smash-that-guy-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev says he&#8217;s surprised Nate Diaz is fighting him at UFC 279: &#8220;I can smash that guy, easy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev didn&#8217;t expect Nate Diaz to actually fight him.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-set-to-headline-ufc-279-against-khamzat-chimaev\/\">is set to headline UFC 279<\/a> against Diaz in a pivotal fight for both men, as it also serves as the final bout of Nate\u2019s existing UFC contract. With that, Chimaev admits he is surprised Diaz wants him as his final fight as he believes it&#8217;s a terrible matchup for the Stockton, native.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah of course [I\u2019m surprised Diaz took the fight], because like, himself he tells the interviews [this is a] bad match up for him, you know?\u201d Chimaev said to <a href=\"https:\/\/themaclife.com\/sports\/mma\/the-ufc-pay-me-i-kill-somebody-khamzat-chimaev-talks-nate-diaz-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mac Life<\/a>. \u201cLike I can smash that guy easy. The guy\u2019s getting older, he\u2019s not that guy who beat McGregor. He\u2019s not that young guy. This is his last fight, he\u2019s gonna lose his fight and go some boxing shit. I kill him, you know, and kick him out. Let him go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Khamzat Chimaev is surprised Nate Diaz is fighting him, he is glad the scrap is happening.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev admits Diaz is someone he grew up watching so he&#8217;s eager to share the Octagon with him. He also respects Diaz more now that he did take this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah of course it\u2019s nice to fight with that guy,\u201d Chimaev added. \u201cWhen I was kid, young boy, I looked up to that guy, other guys. It\u2019s nice to see them in the cage as well with me. Like somebody who you looked up [to]. He\u2019s a warrior. Nobody can take from him. He comes to fight until the last second. Like he said always, kill or to be killed. He\u2019s doing all the time. Respect for him to take the fight, it\u2019s a bad fight for him. You have to give him respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised Nate Diaz took the Khamzat Chimaev fight at UFC 279? Let us know in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev didn&#8217;t expect Nate Diaz to actually fight him. Chimaev is set to headline UFC 279 against Diaz in a pivotal fight for both men, as it also serves as the final bout of Nate\u2019s existing UFC contract. 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