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The six fighters, Nate Diaz, Khamzat Chimaev, Tony Ferguson, Daniel Rodriguez, Li Jingliang and Kevin Holland, were all involved in different incidents. White said the UFC didn’t anticipate the ...
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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]
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In some ways, it feels wrong that Khamzat Chimaev will be Nate Diaz's final UFC fight – but also kind of right. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call ...
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 .
McGregor believes Chimaev purposely missed weight to fight Kevin Holland, who he had a pre-match scuffle with earlier. Conor McGregor thinks Khamzat Chimaev should have been pulled from UFC 279 ...