UFC welterweight Vicente Luque doesn’t have any qualms about Khamzat Chimaev being the favourite to beat Nate Diaz within the upcoming UFC 279 PPV principal occasion. However, that doesn’t imply he can’t see room for an upset. Though Khamzat Chimaev has a ton of momentum behind him, the ‘Silent Murderer’ thinks there’s room for the underog to drag off the win underneath the proper situations.
In an interview with Ag Combat, the Brazilian emphasised Nate’s extraordinary cardio and the way he tends to battle his means again into fights as they progress. For that motive, the Brazilian believes Diaz might have a greater probability to beat Chimaev within the later rounds of their five-round principal occasion.
“Due to [Chimaev’s] hype, I do suppose the UFC desires him to battle for the belt if he beats Nate,” Luque defined. “Once you have a look at all of the hype and the best way the UFC’ has been constructing him up, I put him as the favourite. Nevertheless, it’s a battle which may get sophisticated for him if it goes to the second, third spherical and so forth. If Chimaev will get drained, Nate may decide up the tempo and shock all people.”
In his final outing, Luque (21-9-1) suffered a brutal KO loss by the hands of Geoff Neal. That defeat put the 30-year-old on a two-fight skid, with a unanimous determination defeat to Belal Muhammad again in April. The Brazilian’s newest win dates again to August 2021, when he submitted MIchael Chiesa at UFC 265.
UFC 279 is scheduled to happen on September 10, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alongside the Chimaev/Diaz principal occasion, the cardboard is anticipated to characteristic the welterweight debut of former interim light-weight champion Tony Ferguson taking up China Prime Group star Li Jingliang.
