UFC 279: Khamzat Chimaev sends haunting warning to Nate Diaz

Khamzat Chimaev has issued a warning to Nate Diaz ahead of their UFC 279 encounter.

For the longest time many critics had wondered why the Ultimate Fighting Championship had decided to go ahead with Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz. While a lot of folks may still feel that way, there’s certainly a heightened sense of anticipation surrounding this weekend’s main event with just over 48 hours to go until the two men square off.

It’s been well documented that they’re polarising individuals in their own right and with Khamzat being the clear favourite, he was always going to be confident upon addressing the media.

Diaz, meanwhile, seems to be taking everything in his stride, to the point where he’s even suggested that he stopped outright preparing for ‘Borz’ while he was still training.

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In a few short days all of the talk is going to be over but earlier this week when doing the media rounds, Chimaev made sure to let Diaz know that he wants to punish the veteran and remind the world why he should be in the conversation for a shot at the UFC welterweight championship.

Khamzat Chimaev wants Nate Diaz to show his warrior spirit one last time before leaving the UFC."If I beat him first round everyone is going to say the guy is too old and 'Uncle Diaz is going to have to go home.'"#UFC279 | Full video: https://t.co/hV4foM42FX pic.twitter.com/iyR2JfUMbq

“What he going to do? [The] fight [is] at 170, I can fight at heavyweight as well. I don’t think that guy is going to survive one round. I hope he can survive five rounds,” Chimaev said. “It’s good for him. Show his heart and go away from the UFC being a warrior. If I beat him first round everyone is going to say the