Tonight’s UFC 279 event was headlined by a welterweight matchup between fan favorites Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n
Diaz (21-13 MMA) was originally slated to face Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA) in tonight’s event headliner. However, after ‘Borz’ badly missed the welterweight limit of 171lbs, the promotion<\/a> decided to switch things up and have ‘The Stockton Slugger’ take on ‘El Cucuy’ instead.<\/p>\n Nate Diaz entered the final fight of his existing UFC contract looking to snap a two-fight losing skid. The Stockton native had most recently competed in June of last year, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Tony Ferguson (25-8 MMA) had entered UFC 279 looking to halt a four-fight losing skid. ‘El Cucuy’ had suffered brutal knockout loss to Michael Chandler in his most previous Octagon appearance this past May.<\/p>\n Tonight’s ‘Diaz vs. Ferguson’ bout proved to be a solid back and forth affair. Nate Diaz got off to a strong start in the opening round, but ‘El Cucuy’ battled back in rounds two and three. Then, in round four, Diaz found a home for a barrage of punches which led to ‘El Cucuy’ shooting desperately for a takedown. Nate quickly sunk in a guillotine choke and the fight was over.<\/p>\n Official UFC 279 Result: Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 4<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Diaz vs. Ferguson’ below:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\/status\/1568790161911123968<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/twrecks155\/status\/1568812921068883968<\/a><\/p>\n I got Diaz in the main event #ufc279<\/a><\/p>\n — JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n