Khamzat Chimaev says Nate Diaz should be counting his lucky stars that their welterweight matchup was canceled due to the former missing weight.
Khamzat went on to fight Kevin Holland at a catchweight of 180 pounds, while Diaz locked horns with Tony Ferguson in the UFC 279 main event. The former steamrolled Holland in the first round, while the latter caught Ferguson with a submission in round four.
Chimaev wasn’t impressed with Diaz nor Ferguson last night and said he would have killed Diaz had their fight gone ahead as scheduled.
“Kevin Holland, tough guy, stronger guy, much better than Diaz,” Chimaev said at the UFC 279 post-fight press conference (h/t Sherdog).