Tony Ferguson vs Nate Diaz Prediction:

On the night of September 11 in Las Vegas, the big UFC 279 tournament will take place. The restless legend Tony Ferguson will share the cage with "Stockton Gangster" Nate Diaz in the main event.

The bout will take place in the welterweight division. Ferguson is ranked eleventh in the division's official challenger rankings, and Nate Diaz is not in the top 15. In bookmaker's betting odds, Tony is a slight favorite.

The main fight at UFC 279 took shape literally a day before the tournament started. The thing is that Khamzat Chimaev, who was supposed to fight Diaz, didn't make the weight, and the organizers came up with a smart move - they elevated Ferguson to the main fight, and it turned out fantastic.

Tony Ferguson

After Khabib Nurmagomedov refused to fight Ferguson, he took the fight without any preparation with Justin Gaethje, and his whole career, gained by hard work, flew to hell. Now the legendary El Cucuy has four losses in a row, a torn body, and sad eyes.

Each of Tony's defeats has its own story, but the fairest look deserves his last fight. Michael Chandler was saved in the first round only by a miracle. He barely survived a sidekick and took some pretty solid punches. Yes, Michael tried to save himself from the ground, but he could not hurt his opponent. But at the beginning of the second round, he took advantage of Ferguson's loss of concentration to finish him off with a front kick.

It's sad but the good news for Tony fans is that Nate Diaz is frankly weaker than all of Ferguson's previous opponents and prefers to fight just like him - to the death and without mercy.

Tony Ferguson, despite skeptical comments is still very dangerous, and his skill level is off the charts. As for his level of conditioning at the moment, no one knows. Judging by the fact that he hasn't been seen in the media space for a long time, it means that he was probably preparing for the tournament, which also gives some optimism in the hearts of his many fans.

Nate Diaz

This is the last fight under the contract of the legendary gangster and probably the last fight of his career. Fighting Ferguson is a far cry from fighting Chimaev, and Nate has some chances here.

Diaz made history when he outboxed and then finished top-seeded Conor McGregor. But his other bouts were spectacular and bloody, both won and lost.

Nate Diaz had a clean defeat to Leon Edwards in his previous fight, but in the last minute, he gave such a thrashing to the future champion. He probably would have finished him if the bout had lasted at least one more minute.

Expert Betting Tips

The guys didn't prepare for each other, so they're going to fight like they can. This is very good for the fans, but it makes the outcome of the fight unpredictable.

And they're not so sure if the bout will end before the end. And that's even though the fight is scheduled for five rounds! We think it's an obvious mistake made by the bookies - someone will finish someone with enthusiasm in this fight.