UFC 279 results: Nate Diaz battles on his terms, sends Tony Ferguson in 4th round

September 11, 2022 12: 58 am ET

LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t a common battle week for Nate Diaz by any stretch of the creativity, however at the end of it all, he did things his method up upuntil the minute his challenger tapped out in the primary occasion of UFC 279.

Whether or not Diaz (21-13 MMA, 16-11 UFC) will grace the UFC’s octagon after battling out his agreement was not the just issue for him and the promo this week. A late challenger modification resulted in moving Diaz from dealingwith unbeaten eagerbeaver Khamzat Chimaev to previous interim light-weight champ Tony Ferguson, who was initially arranged to face Li Jingliang.

The welterweight bout was the UFC 279 primary event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fighters satisfied in the middle and started exchanging punches for a quickly begin, however rapidly settled into a more computed rate. Diaz inspected a kick from Ferguson which opened up a nasty gash on shin that started putting blood. A coupleof minutes lateron, Diaz linked with a crisp two-punch mix, and followed it up with a point and a laugh. Ferguson acknowledged his challenger with a smile and a fist bump priorto getting back to exchanging strikes.

Ferguson tightenedup up his offense early in the 2nd round to discover some success, however Diaz changed and started choosing his punches well. A strike busted open a cut over the right eye of Ferguson, an indicator of how the 2nd half of the round unfolded.

Diaz took control of the cage to start the 3rd, smiling after the preliminary exchange. A coupleof minutes lateron, a tough leg kick from Ferguson hurt Diaz’s right leg. Diaz reacted by turning and strolling away while shaking his head, as Ferguson dropped to the center of the cage in a strange minute. Diaz lateron put his arm over the leading of the cage as Ferguson stood looking on, triggering the referee to ask Diaz to return to the battle.