Khamzat Chimaev is not short of confidence ahead of his fight with Nate Diaz having vowed to eat the UFC veteran for breakfast.
In the final fight of his UFC contract, Diaz takes on rising star Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10. Many fans were critical of the match-up when it was announced last week, with Chimaev being on the brink of a welterweight title shot whilst Diaz is without a win in almost three years.
Chimaev admits he respects Diaz and grew up watching the fan-favourite, who has been fighting in the UFC for over 15 years. 'Borz' has promised to turn Diaz's swan song into a " funeral " whilst also stating: "I am happy he's fighting with me, he is one of the legends. One of the people that everyone calls a gangster but we are going to show who is the gangster. Like I said before we are from Chechnya… we grew up in the war. We eat the gangsters for breakfast," he said on The MMA Hour.
