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Chimaev is an observant Muslim, a religion in which the shaving of a beard is often considered taboo. Just so everyone knows. I offered that clown a free beard trim.
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Dana White described the backstage incident as "a complete s*** show."
However, Chimaev withdrew due to an illness and was replaced by Ikram Aliskerov, who was scheduled to fight a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira. [6] A middleweight bout between Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event. [5] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301. [7]
Chimaev turned professional on 26 May 2018, at International Ring Fight Arena 14, against Gard Olve Sagen. [35] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [36] Chimaev's next fight took place on 18 August 2018, against Ole Magnor at Fight Club Rush 3. [37] He won via submission with a rear naked choke late in the first round. [38]
However, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, exceeding the non-title welterweight limit by 7.5 pounds, leading to the bout's cancellation. In response to this, the UFC made several changes: Nate Diaz was matched with Tony Ferguson , the former interim UFC Lightweight Champion and winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos .
The battle won the Fight of the Night award. You can re-live the wild brawl in the video above. Related UFC 279 lineup bulks up with Tony Ferguson moving to welterweight vs. Li Jingliang, Dana ...
This bout was also scheduled for the original May 9 date of UFC 250 and removed for the same reasons as the fight above it. [6] A welterweight bout between Danny Roberts and Nicolas Dalby. [9] They were scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards, but the event was the first of five to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]