UFC 276 plans LEAKED after background of Dana White’s office is filmed during podcast, with eagle-eyed fans spotting Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev on matchboards
- Dana White was filmed as part of The Pivot podcast at UFC headquarters
- As he walked in, the boards plotting upcoming fights were seen in background
- One for UFC 276 showed Khamzat Chimaev matched up with Nate Diaz
- Israel Adesanya is due to top the card against Jared Cannonier in title fight
Footage from a podcast has revealed potential upcoming UFC fights for later this year after inadvertently showing the background of Dana White’s office.
White was on The Pivot Podcast at UFC headquarters and his entrance to the show took place in front of the matchboards.
Every upcoming card is meticulously planned out in physical form and the camera captured some of the fights they have in the works.
The UFC’s upcoming matchboards were seen in the background of a podcast
A shot of UFC 276 shows a potential match-up between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz
Diaz is a fan favourite and a clash with Chimaev would be a brutal way to see out his contract
UFC 276 on July 2 was of particular interest to fans, who managed to zoom in and see that Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz were put together.
Chimaev is one of the most ferocious up-and-coming stars and recently edged a decision against Gilbert Burns.
Diaz has one fight remaining on his contract and many believe they would give him a softer challenge. He has repeatedly called on the organisation to let him fight out the deal but nothing has been announced.
Israel Adesanya’s expected title defence against Jared Cannonier in the middleweight division was seen at the top of the UFC 276 mock-up.
While Sean O’Malley looks set for his toughest challenge to date against Pedro Munhoz.
Chimaev came through a tough fight against Gilbert Burns to have his hand raised at UFC 273
British star Paddy Pimblett’s proposed clash with Ottman Azaitar but the Liverpool fan favourite then took to social media to distance himself from the clash with the unbeaten lightweight.
He wrote: ‘Only just came on me Twitter today Jesus it’s blew up over nothin. news to me ppl nice one for informing me.’
Perhaps White was aware that the plans might be leaked as the UFC are typically careful about when they announce fights.
A fight between Diaz and Chimaev has been spoken about before and the Stockton man would be a huge underdog.
Chimaev responded to the leak by sending the American a message: ‘Let’s fight skinny.’
Much will depend on how keen Diaz is to escape his UFC contract. Turning down fights can trigger an automatic extension and keep him in the promotion for longer so he may take the risk and step in with the Chechen-born phenom.
Israel Adesanya is supposedly going to top the UFC 276 card against Jared Cannonier on July 2