Khamzat Chimaev is a huge favourite going into his UFC 279 fight with Nate Diaz and the Chechen has been backed to win even if he doesn't train for the fight.
Chimaev, 28, meets Diaz in the main event of the pay-per-view card on September 10 in Las Vegas. The fight will serve as the last on Diaz's contract, with the Stockton native likely to depart the UFC after spending 15 years with the promotion. Diaz had been pushing for a fight since the start of this year in the hopes of exiting the UFC and many fans feel Diaz is being "sacrificed" by the promotion by facing Chimaev.
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland thinks Chiamev will walk through the "old man" Diaz, telling The Schmo : "I don't know, man... Do you have to get ready for Nate Diaz? The UFC just said, 'Hey [Khamzat Chimaev], we love you. Come f****ng beat up this old man.' I don't really think Khamzat needs to get ready for him. He's probably just gonna roll in, not even train, come off the couch, and just f****ng destroy him."
