Nate Diaz has taken exception to Daniel Cormier suggesting that his nixed fight with Khamzat Chimaev was a gift from God.<\/p>\n
Diaz (21-13 MMA) and Chimaev (12-0 MMA) were of course slated to headline UFC 279 earlier this month in Las Vegas. However, after \u2018Borz<\/a>\u2019 missed weight by a whopping 7.5lbs, the fight card was ultimately reshuffled in an effort to keep both Nate and Khamzat on the card.<\/p>\n In the end it was Diaz defeating Tony Ferguson by fourth round submission in the welterweight headliner, this after Chimaev had steamrolled Kevin Holland<\/a>\u00a0in the 180lbs catchweight co-main event.<\/p>\n Given how both fights played out, Daniel Cormier is confident that Nate Diaz would have lost “badly” if he’d collided with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Nate Diaz it was perfect!\u201d<\/em> Cormier said on the DC & RC Show (h\/t MMAMania<\/a>). \u201cCan you imagine Nate Diaz fighting Khamzat Chimaev? Could you imagine if that happened? Nate Diaz not fighting Khamzat was a gift from God. Like, that is literally best case scenario for him. I will sit here and say this without a shadow of a doubt, he was going to lose to Khamzat Chimaev, and he was going to lose badly. As much as Nate dismisses the guy, he just doesn\u2019t have the skillset to stop the guy from doing what he does.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Those remarks clearly struck a nerve with the Stockton native, as Nate Diaz took to Twitter with the following message for ‘DC’.<\/p>\n Respect your OG you fat motherfucker pic.twitter.com\/FGoBVnl7oo<\/a><\/p>\n — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n