The fight between Chimaev and Diaz should take place on September 10 in Las Vegas as part of the UFC 279 tournament. It was previously reported that for the 37-year-old Diaz, this fight will be the last under the contract with the UFC.
“There will be no press conference, I apologize, but we have a very strange situation. This has never happened in the company’s history, so trust me, it’s the right decision not to hold a press conference now. For the safety of everyone, ”White was quoted as saying by the official UFC Russia account.
According to journalist Ariel Helvani on his Twitter, Khamzat Chimaev and American Kevin Holland, who will also fight at UFC 279, became the main participants in the clash. Later, other fighters and their teams joined them. According to some reports, regarding 100 people took part in the fight.
As Holland later wrote on his Twitter, he turned to Chimaev with a proposal to “cut this clown’s beard.” Chimaev posted a video on Instagram (the activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist) with the words: “I told them all not to joke with us. Kevin got his, Diaz got his.”
Chimaev is 28 years old, he has 11 victories in mixed martial arts and not a single defeat. All victories, except for the last one, he won ahead of schedule no later than the second round.
