Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz will compete in one of the biggest clashes of the year at UFC 279. However, the Chechen-born was ready to dust off the rust before the fight as he nearly had an altercation with middleweight UFC athlete Paulo Costa.

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion and ex-UFC welterweight title contender Jake Shields talked about the incident soon after. Shields was helping the Brazilian with his training at UFC PI.

Jake Shields shared what went down between Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev

In an interview with MMA journalist, The Schmo, Jake Shields said, “I didn’t get in a scuffle but it was close to it. We are working out with Paulo… and out of nowhere, Khamzat runs over and starts talking sh** to Paulo. He has like 10 dudes with him. So, let’s fight right now.”

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“Paulo hops up and runs out to him… Paulo, like I don’t know him that well but I’m like, I ain’t gonna let you jump so I got your back. So, we run over, start talking c*ap and then Khamzat keeps acting like let’s fight now, let’s fight now but as he’s doing that he’s walking away. So, I’m like you’re saying you want to fight and you are walking away. That’s kind of ironic.”

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Later, the video of the exchange between Costa and Chimaev got released and fans were quick to react to Shields’s statement.

UFC fans compared the released video and Jake Shields’ narration

Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz will headline a mega card this month. While the buzz for that card is on cloud nine, fans and active UFC stars also reacted to Jake Shields’ narration of Khamzat Chimaev’s encounter with Paulo Costa.

• UFC welterweight Neil Magny wrote, “Jake is the guy you want on your team!”
• UFC light heavyweight athlete Anthony Smith agreed with Magny as he wrote, “Big Big facts.”
• “Jakes Shields a real one.”
• “a real one “i’m not gonna let you get jumped so i got your back” need more people like this”
• “That’s dope that jake had his back and didn’t even know him that well. That’s a real one”
• “Jake’s OG and mma legend”
• “Jake, is literally the last guy you’d want to get in a street fight with!!!”
• “I don’t know him that well, but I’m not gonna let you get jumped so I got your back “ -Jake shields Real homie right there”
• “Most underrated fighter ever! The Frank Sinatra of the scrap pack! @jakeshields always ready to throw down!”
• “Jake don’t play”

This has perhaps made the future of welterweight contender, who has competed at middleweight as well, more interesting. Regardless of the result, because of the potential trilogy bout between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, a middleweight showdown with ‘The Eraser’ could make sense for ‘Borz’ who always wants to stay active.

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What do you make of this scuffle narration from Jake Shields between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa? Share your thoughts in the comments below.