“I am curious to see,” Sean O’Malley reacts to Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev fight announcement for UFC 279

“I am curious to see,” Sean O’Malley reacts to Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev fight announcement for UFC 279

Khamzat Chimaev- Sean O'Malley- Nate Diaz

A lot of people want to see Sean O’Malley fight at UFC 280, but before that, a lot of people want to see Nate Diaz fight come UFC 279. O’Malley last fought early this month when the fight ended in an accidental eye poke from O’Malley leading to a no-contest. O’Malley is now heading to fight former UFC bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, on October 22, 2022, in Abu Dhabi. O’Malley is 8-1 with 1NC in his UFC career, 6 of those wins by the way of knockouts.

Diaz last fought at UFC 263 back in July 2021 when he fought Leon Edwards. Though Diaz lost the fight via unanimous decision, the last 60 seconds of the entire fight remains the highlight of the battle overall as Diaz nearly finished Edwards that would’ve turned a losing fight into a victory had Diaz quickly rushed in to rain strikes on Edwards rather than taunting him. Diaz is probably the biggest megastar in UFC history alongside the likes of Conor McGregor.

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Sean O’Malley thinks people are unnecessarily underestimating Nate Diaz

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Diaz and Chimaev will face off in the first 5-round fight of the Chechen’s career

In an interview with Ariel Helwani at the MMA Hour, O’Malley talks about his fight against Yan, his reaction to Henry Cejudo’s comeback, his thoughts on Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev matchup, having a 24/7 bodyguard and much more. O’Malley then reacts to the fight announcement of Diaz’s last fight under the UFC banner which is against undefeated welterweight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 in September.

“I think a lot of people just kind of writing Diaz off,” says O’Malley, “I think 90% of people think Khamzat is going there and ragdoll… I don’t necessarily think that’s true… I am actually very curious to see how much that sells. Nate Diaz is a massive star obviously, top 2 in the UFC right now,”

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What do you make of O’Malley’s comments on Diaz? Who do you think wins between Diaz and Chimaev? Who do you think wins between O’Malley and his next opponent Yan? Do you see Sean O’Malley becoming the biggest UFC megastar in the future? Where do you put Diaz amongst the most fan favourite fighters of all time? When his UFC tenure will be finished come UFC 279, fans will look back at Diaz’s wins which include the likes of Conor McGregor, Jim Miller, Melvin Guillard, Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gray Maynard Michael Johnson and many more.

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