From a betting perspective I'd avoid betting on the main event.. Even the props. There's just no value. And there's plenty of spots out there. Nathaniel Wood as the underdog being one. Wood via decision at 3.85 is worth more than Gane via decision. I mean Gane via dec looks good if the match is three rounds imho.
And Gane as a parlay piece would be at the top of my lottery ticket but do I really want to use him with low value after what just happened with Usman at 278...? :/
Well, when Ciryl Gane is always fighting it is surely natural the hype is on him and that the odds were for him, so pretty much I will be staying away from betting Ciryl Gane is still my pick but it is still a tempting bet for Tai Tuivasa because he can still deliver a win via 1 hit punch OK on Gane but I am not counting on it, I can still see the fight is going on Ciryl Gane's way,
I would like to think so as well, that the whole vibe of the sport has moved on, but from time to time something bursts taht bubble and we are back to the 'JUST BLEED' era. But in general, it's moving away from that.
As for Chimaev, hell, I'd say for anyone in the top 10 of that division (and I am being somewhat generous), a win over Diaz is not gonna do much over all, not to mention someone that's just waiting for a title fight.
All are expecting Nate Diaz to lose against Khamzat Chimaev, but what if Nate Diaz can pull the unthinkable, on the Khamzat Chimaev VS Gilbert Burns fight we all know that Chimaev will be having a hard time against Burns, but what if we are all wrong about Nate Diaz, but this is just a what if, because I still think that Chimaev will be beating the crap out of Diaz, but there are many Nate Diaz fans and they are for Nate Diaz even if he loses against Chimaev, well I am saying this because I don't really see those Nate Diaz fans posting in the forum pretty much all I can see was on favor with Khamzat Chimaev,
But you are right Nate Diaz pretty much will not do much on Khamzat's Career, but upon that unexpected defeat of Kamaru Usman after this fight I surely think a title match is a proper next fight for Khamzat Chimaev,