Dana White accidentally leaks a potential fight between Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev
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Khamzat Chimaev and Dana White
Dana White made an appearance on The Pivot podcast to discuss his time with the UFC, Jake Paul, and his relationship with former President Trump among other things. The last thing Dana might have expected this appearance to result in was fans figuring out what the next few fight cards will look like.
The main leak in focus is the card to be headlined by Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in July. The card will be headlined by a bout for the middleweight championship, however, the undercard seems to be more intriguing, with stars like Sean O’Malley, Alex Pereira, and Khamzat Chimaev making an appearance.
The first noteworthy fight on the list is a bantamweight bout between perennial prospect Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz. This will be O’Malley’s first fight against a top 10 ranked bantamweight. A win against Munhoz, who has previously defeated Cody Garbrandt and held his own in 3 round war against Aldo will add to the resume of the 27-year-old with a record of 15-1.
In The women’s flyweight division, former title challenger Lauren Murphy will face off against former Champion Meisha Tate who has been looking to return to title contention herself. This bout will provide a new challenge for Valentina Shevchenko assuming she defeats Talia Santos at their scheduled fight in Singapore.
Dana White accidentally leaked a major fight card
Apart from the main event, another big fight at middleweight is the bout between Sean Strickland and Alex Periera, the latter who will be featured in his first UFC Main Card and third UFC Appearance. Periera who made a name for himself in kickboxing is the only man to defeat current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, twice and many are curious to see if he can replicate the same in the UFC.
The co-main event probably consists of the biggest names on the card with a featured bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz in the works. Nate who hasn’t fought since his 5-Round bout against Leon Edwards is on the last fight of his UFC contract and isn’t very eager to sign a new deal. Khamzat has been looking to make a return after his 3-round barnburner against Gilbert Burns and a dominant performance against a fan favorite in Nate Diaz might add to his star points big time.
The main event will feature Israel Adesanya against Jared Cannonier, a bout Israel asked for and one that Jared earned after his victory over Derrick Brunson. This will be Adesanya’s first fight since the Paulo Costa fight in Abu Dhabi to not be a rematch. Though none of these fights are yet confirmed their authenticity cannot be questioned as they have been spotted at Dana’s workplace itself
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