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Daniel Cormier Calls UFC 279 Chimaev vs. Diaz Fight A “Mismatch”

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Saikat Banerjee
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A wordsmith who indulges in the world of combat sports, Saikat Banerjee is an MMA, boxing, and arm wrestling content writer at The MMA India Show and The Sports Room. Apart from combat sports, he also engages in Indian sports content at The Sports India Show. Currently pursuing an MBA from Jadavpur University, Saikat's other interests lie in motorcycling, working out, and travelling.
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The upcoming main event of UFC 279 featuring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz has not been received well by the mixed martial arts community, including UFC commentator and former two division champion Daniel Cormier who termed the fight as a “mismatch”.

These guys are in different points of their careers: Daniel Cormier

From fans to several fighters themselves, including Leon Edwards and commentator Dan Hardy, questioned the promotion and Dana White’s decision to pit Chimaev, someone who is in his prime against Diaz, who is in the twilight of his career.

Dana White Reacts To Criticism Over Booking Chimaev vs. Diaz UFC 279 Main Event - Dana White
The Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz booking for UFC 279 has not been well received by everyone.

Even though White himself has addressed the slack he’s getting and told his critics to “go to the movies on the fight night on 1st October, Daniel Cormier has also joined in line to question booking such a bout and on the DC & RC podcast, discussed it with co-host Ryan Clark.

“You know what RC, I don’t believe that Nate will go down quietly,” said Cormier, “I just think that at this point in their careers, Nate is on a different path than Khamzat Chimaev. Nate will tell you there’s still championship aspirations because he’s a fighter and is as tough as they come. But when you look at what he’s done recently, you can’t just say Nate Diaz is in title contention. Popularity-wise, sure. But in terms of what he’s put on paper in regard to his fighting, you can’t say that.”

“Khamzat is every bit of what you would expect a soon-to-be title challenger to be. If he gets past Nate Diaz, which will be his biggest win to date, even though the Gilbert Burns fight was fun, it will not be as valuable as a win over Nathan Diaz… I just think these guys are in different points of their careers right now, and I do believe it’s a mismatch,” DC added. [H/T BJPenn.com]

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