‘That Wouldn’t Have Been Good.’

Dana White has admitted that the preliminary primary occasion matchup involving Khamzat Chimaev, and Nate Diaz at UFC 279 would have ended poorly had it gone forward.

Most MMA followers knew what the script was when the matchup was first introduced to headline the UFC 279 card. Chimaev was anticipated to come back in and destroy Diaz dampening the worth behind the legend who had supplied followers with many memorable moments throughout his UFC tenure.

Fortunately, this was not the case. Chimaev would in the end miss weight by a staggering 7.5 kilos leading to a reshuffling of the cardboard permitting Nate Diaz to face fellow veteran, Tony Ferguson, in a way more becoming primary occasion. In what many believed was an incident that noticed the standard of the cardboard enhance even UFC president Dana White is starting to share that sentiment.

Dana White speaks on the truth of what might have been with Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev

Talking on The Action Junkeez Podcast, White admitted simply how badly the unique matchup for Diaz would have performed out had it gone forward.

“After you watch the struggle, you understand Khamzat vs. Nate Diaz would have been f****** — that wouldn’t have been good. Khamzat, I do know the followers bought pissed at him for not making weight and all the things else, however Jesus f****** Christ. What he went out and did to Kevin Holland — did you see Kevin Holland put up the image the opposite day that his eyes have been all crimson from the f****** choke? I imply, holy s***.” Dana White mentioned.

Chimaev has been in a position to steamroll his means by way of practically all of his opponents since becoming a member of the promotion and given the place the 2 males are at of their respective careers, you would have been pretty sure he would have continued this development with Diaz.

As a substitute, the reshuffle noticed Chimaev tackle the rejuvenated Kevin Holland who had picked up two victories since dropping into the welterweight division. Regardless of now going through a more durable check in Holland, Chimaev was in a position to present his dominance and dispatch his opponent inside the primary spherical. Now while many individuals anticipated ‘Borz’ to emerge victorious Dana White has shut down claims that folks anticipated him to do it in such spectacular vogue.

“[People were saying,] ‘Yeah, that’s what I anticipated.’ No, you f****** didn’t,” White mentioned. “If you happen to actually are sincere in saying that you simply anticipated Khamzat to f****** destroy Kevin Holland, you’re mendacity. There’s simply no means. Kevin Holland is a nasty motherf*****.” (Transcribed by MMAFighting)

It’s unsure the place Chimaev’s future will lie after he posted on his social media all however confirming his entry into the middleweight division, however it’s nearly sure wherever he finally ends up you’ll be able to anticipate him to supply the identical degree of leisure.

Do you agree with Dana White’s feedback on the initially scheduled UFC 279 primary occasion?