Terrance McKinney
UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney reacts to the leaked news of Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev, which will reportedly be the co-main event at UFC 276
The UFC’s plans for International Fight Week just got a whole lot more interesting. Fans were worried about the fight week, considering that all big superstars of the organization were either sidelined, or had fought already. But looks like the UFC has got some extensive mega plans, that includes Stockton superstar Nate Diaz.
Nate Diaz has been importuning the UFC for a fight against Dustin Poirier- a fight that in most likelihood will be his last in the company. Diaz has some major plans outside the company, details of which are still unknown. If experts are to be believed, the UFC top brass does not want to book Diaz in a fight in which he has significant or even slight advantage over his opponent.
On a recent episode of the Pivot podcast, Dana White serendipitously gave fans a bit better look at just what the UFC has in mind. Notably, a series of mock-up fight cards at UFC offices—which include a planned middleweight title fight between champ Israel Adesanya and top contender Jared Cannonier, along with the return of Khamzat Chimaev against none other than Nate Diaz.
This is the second time the UFC has tried to book this fight, since Diaz turned down the fight last time stating the the Chechen hasn’t fought elite competition yet. If the rumors are true. Chimaev caught Diaz’s attention with his showing against Gilbert Burns.
The idea of the fight has MMA community divided- while some believe that it’s only natural that the UFC would want to pit their upcoming star against a bonafide veteran like Diaz, others believe that the UFC is setting up Diaz for failure in his last fight inside the octagon.
UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney was quick to jump on the news, and he expressed his excitement over the idea of that fight. McKinney was part of the side who were exhilarated by the idea, and posted his reaction on Twitter. He said, ‘ I’m ready for that Diaz x Chimaev fight 👊🏾👊🏾’
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