"He's powerful, he's explosive, he's very dangerous and he's very game" - Coach Brandon Gibson predicts how Chimaev vs. Diaz and Oliveira vs. Makhachev play out
"I think he could make it a pretty easy night for himself" - UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert lays out Khamzat Chimaev's path to victory against "tough" Nate Diaz
"See it for what it is" - Ariel Helwani says Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev a bid to "diminish" Diaz's star power, believes UFC doesn't care if UFC 279 PPV doesn't sell
"Pay-per-view with no No.1 contender bout and no championship match" - Chael Sonnen suggests Jorge Masvidal as backup for Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev to save star-deprived UFC 279 card
"He's not a guy you would put in the scary category" - Chael Sonnen highlights the main difference between rising stars Paddy Pimblett and Khamzat Chimaev
"When you do a squash match, the squashing is done by the star" - Chael Sonnen on why the "problem" with Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev needs to be fixed
"He can mess around and make any fight tough" - Anthony Smith praises Nate Diaz's "ability to make people look bad," but expects Khamzat Chimaev to have "a relatively easy time"
"He wanted to fight Francis Ngannou, enough said" - Dana White dismisses idea that Nate Diaz was forced to take Khamzat Chimaev bout, disagrees with fight odds
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