UFC president Dana White can’t exactly blame Nate Diaz for turning down a fight with Khamzat Chimaev.
Diaz, 36, felt disrespected the UFC even suggested the matchup due to Chimaev’s ‘rookie’ status — but White thinks Diaz had other reasons for rejecting the fight.
“Listen, man. Khamzat is a straight murderer,” White told TMZ Sports during a recent interview (h/t Clyde Aidoo of MMA News). “He’s a killer. He’s an absolute savage. And I don’t blame anybody for not wanting to fight Khamzat Chimaev”.
When asked specifically about Diaz’s reasoning for turning down the fight, White couldn’t help but smile at the latter dismissing Chimaev as a rookie.