Former UFC fighter predicts outcome of UFC 279 main event between Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News He s gonna lose - Former UFC fighter predicts outcome of UFC 279 main event between Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson By Joshua Ryan Modified 10 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson (left), Kevin Lee (right) Following last-minute changes to the UFC 279 main card, former UFC lightweight Kevin Lee has given his prediction on how he sees Nate Diaz versus Tony Ferguson playing out in the main event on September 10. 'The Motown Phenom' was released by the UFC last year and has found a new home in Eagle FC, Khabib Nurmagomedov's MMA promotion. On his company debut, despite suffering a torn ACL, the 30-year-old fought his way to a unanimous decision victory over MMA veteran Diego Sanchez. In a post on social media, Kevin Lee revealed that he believed Nate Diaz was going to beat Khamzat Chimaev in the original UFC 279 headliner but has a different opinion now with Tony Ferguson stepping into the bout: "I thought [Nate] Diaz was gonna beat Khamzat [Chimaev], but he's gonna lose to Tony [Ferguson]" Kevin Lee MTP@MoTownPhenomI thought Diaz was gonna beat Khazmat but he’s gonna lose to Tony twitter.com/theritedesign/…Big Memphis@TheRiteDesignWhat does @MoTownPhenom think about all this #UFC279542What does @MoTownPhenom think about all this #UFC279I thought Diaz was gonna beat Khazmat but he’s gonna lose to Tony twitter.com/theritedesign/… In a close-fought battle between the two, 'El Cucuy' snatched a third-round submission win over Kevin Lee in 2017, capturing the interim lightweight title in the process. Rather surprisingly, the NCWA wrestler expected Nate Diaz to beat Khamzat Chimaev, likely by overwhelming the less experienced fighter and piling on the pressure in the later rounds due to his freakishly good cardio. Tony Ferguson provides a change of pace for the younger Diaz brother, but one he may not welcome. The 38-year-old is a dangerous fighter who aims to slice open opponents with elbows or sink in submissions while scrambling, which could both be available in this fight. What happens to Nate Diaz following Tony Ferguson matchup Win or lose this weekend, it looks like Nate Diaz is done with the UFC and has started putting in the building blocks for his new fight promotion 'Real Fight, Inc.'. As he moves closer to 40 years of age, the MMA legend will most likely start searching for big paydays, which won't be hard for him to find because of his name value. Diaz has already been publicly offered big-money fights when his contract is up, and one option for the welterweight remains a boxing bout against the controversial Jake Paul. The PFL and Bare Knuckle FC have also both openly stated their interest in the icon and could possibly give their man a bumper contract just to be a part of their roster. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Aziel Karthak × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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