LAS VEGAS -- When this week started, Nate Diaz's opponent was the dominant rising star Khamzat Chimaev -- a little parting gift from the UFC as Diaz heads out the door.
On Saturday night, with Tony Ferguson as the opponent after a bizarre, unprecedented several days, Diaz will leave the promotion as a winner, courtesy of a guillotine choke submission at 2 minutes, 52 seconds of the fourth round in the main event of UFC 279 at T-Mobile Arena. And with that, the lore of Diaz -- one of the most popular, unconventional fighters in MMA history -- continues.