Nate Diaz’s representative Zach Rosenfield had denied a recent claim by Khamzat Chimaev that Ramzan Kadyrov, the dictator at the helm of Russia’s Chechnya region, offered Diaz an extra $2 million to accept their UFC 279 bout at a catchweight.
“There is no truth to this,” Rosenfield told BloodyElbow, adding that the two fighters only interacted during the UFC 279 press conference scuffle that took place backstage.
Chimaev’s claim stems from a recent interview with the Captain Hardcore YouTube channel, where the Chechen-born UFC star stated that Kadyrov attempted to incentivize Diaz to stay in the fight after Chimaev failed to make the 170 lbs.