This fight is actually really bad for Khamzat.

[SovereignPhantom]

Almost anytime everyone expects an easy win its bad news for that fighter unless its something like Couture v James Toney...people expected Mir to destroy Lesnar...people expected JJ to destroy Reyes etc. If its a 5 round fight I can see Khamzat tired in rounds 4-5 and Diaz getting a second wind.

If its a 3 round fight I can see it being a close decision either way.

Nate has 0 wrestling and too much scar tissue to not get stopped by like round 2 from bleeding due to gnp.

 

[mikesparrow]

Nate knows something we don't,why on earth would he take this fight? It doesn't make sense,i think nate tko in 5th

Yeah, right... He couldn't tko like million LW's, and now he will tko Khamzat. Jesus...

 

[RampageFaction]

People already forgot Rory Macdonald ragdolling Diaz.

Hopefully they have eyes and can see that Nate’s body has matured. You need to view that fight in context.

 

[Human Bass]

Hopefully they have eyes and can see that Nate’s body has matured. You need to view that fight in context.

Older Nate that doesn't seem to give a fuck anymore. It will be a mess

 

[HHJ]

He’s not gonna KO Diaz

He might

 

[HHJ]

One can only dream that he somehow wins and leaves the UFC.

Nahhh

That leaves the sport worse than it was before

 

[Kha'bless]

Nate knows something we don't,why on earth would he take this fight? It doesn't make sense,i think nate tko in 5th

Nate did take the Leon fight also, not the smartest guy...

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Nate Diaz is good bag work for Khazmat assuming Diaz won't give hand him an upset.

 

[JarlSkuld]

Nate winning would be hysterical

Indeed. Levels of copium would be legendary. The only one I'd like to see more is Izzy headkick KO Periera; that would cause Sherdog to implode, forming a miniature black hole in its place.

Jarl

 

[HHJ]

Indeed. Levels of copium would be legendary. The only one I'd like to see more is Izzy headkick KO Periera; that would cause Sherdog to implode, forming a miniature black hole in its place.

Jarl

I think people would expect Izzy to win more than Nate.

 

[HHJ]

Nate did take the Leon fight also, not the smartest guy...

they probably didnt give him a sweeter option at that time tbh

 

[Adamant]

Khamzat has the physical talent to be one of the greatest ever, but we’ve seen he has flaws related to striking defense, not sticking to a game plan, and wanting to swang and bang rather than fighting smart.

The Burns fight probably taught him a lot and might have made him a much better fighter. But now he’s getting fed a washed Nate Diaz. The crowd will be going wild and wanting violence. He’s gonna end up walking him down and fighting like an idiot and KO’ing him and then he’ll be back in the swang and bang mindset that got him in trouble against Burns.

But it will just further lead to developing bad habits that will cost him against elite WWs. You don’t sharpen your skills when you’re preparing for and fighting Nate Diaz.

Is the fight officially on?

Khamzat's weakest point is his fight IQ. He just doesn't fight smart.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Nate winning would be hysterical

Especially if he did it and then left the UFC

 

[Fatality]

I'd love to see Khamzat just continuously take Diaz down and then lay & pray the whole fight just to piss everybody off. It would be epic level trolling.

 

[Tweak896]

Khamzat is going to be the first to KO Diaz. Calling it now!

 

[StonedLemur]

I believe the OP meant "try to KO Diaz."



Depends on whether he (and his team) learned from his last win or not.



https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/7/...-ufc-279-betting-line-diaz-a-massive-underdog

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Might be worth a "throw away" bet.

You could see it in his face during the desk interview after the fight, he knew he fucked up.
I don't think he'll do that again sir.

 

[Killhippies]

Nate on his way out of fighting as a whole and just wants to get this over with to get some celebrity boxing paychecks.

Chances are he will have a lazy camp for this too.

 

[Bearknuckle]

Nahhh

That leaves the sport worse than it was before

Nahhh it leaves Dana white and the UFC worse, but makes the fighters have some more power to go elsewhere.

 

[HHJ]

Nahhh it leaves Dana white and the UFC worse, but makes the fighters have some more power to go elsewhere.

Nate is leaving anyway. What value does a washed up nate with an upset win do for the sport? To go "fight" Jake Paul? how is that good for MMA?

 

[MEAN357]

Lmao imagine Nate finishes the UFC's next star, tells Dana to eat a dick and leaves the UFC with middle fingers in the air then goes and gets KO'd by a Paul brother a few months later