Khamzat went on to fight Kevin Holland at a catchweight of 180 pounds, while Diaz locked horns with Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279. The former knocked out Holland in the first round, while the latter caught Ferguson by submission in fourth round. Chimaev was not impressed with Diaz or Ferguson last night and said he would have killed Diaz if their fight had gone ahead as planned. “Kevin Holland, tough guy, stronger guy, way better than Diaz,” Chimaev said at the UFC 279 post-fight press conference (h/t Sherdog). “If he and Diaz fought, Holland would kill him. I finished this guy, so easy, first round. “So yeah, Diaz should thank God she didn’t fight me.” “Did you see how they kicked, how they punched, how they fought, how they fought? These children are elderly,” he added. “I’m young, I’m the killer.” As for what’s next, Chimaev still believes he should win the next welterweight title despite missing more than 7kg on Friday. “Who are they going to give it to? Who’s next there? Everyone is losing the race,” Khamzat said. “Colby [Covington] he loses two or three matches in a row. [Jorge] Masvidal is losing, when was his last win? Against Diaz. Did you see Diaz fight? So terrible.” Chimaev is undefeated in the UFC at 6-0 and is currently #3 in the UFC welterweight rankings. He is considered one of the most talented fighters in the promotion and believes he is destined to become a two-division champion.
