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Originally, a welterweight bout headlining Khamzat Chimaev against Nate Diaz, former lightweight title challenger and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5, was set for the event. However, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, exceeding the non-title welterweight limit by 7.5 pounds, leading to the bout's cancellation.
Instead of a championship belt(s), UFC 279 is drawing us in with a fight between two bonafide MMA superstars: Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev. To sweeten the deal, we’ll also see Jingliang Li take ...
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 ...
Diaz said that his bout on Saturday with Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 279 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will be his last in the UFC. Nate Diaz, up against all odds, isn't going out ...
On the last fight of his UFC contract, Diaz was scheduled to face Khamzat Chimaev on September 10, 2022, in the main event of UFC 279. [81] However, at the weigh-ins on September 9, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, seven-and-a-half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. [82]
Khamzat Chimaev not impressed by Nate Diaz's win – at all. Khamzat Chimaev trashes Nate Diaz’s UFC 279 win: ‘If I fought him, I’d kill him. I’d be in the jail’
“This was kind of like COVID all over again all in one day,” White said, laughing, just moments before jumping on stage for the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 279 at T-Mobile Arena.
This was pinnacle Nate Diaz on Saturday, both inside and outside the Octagon. Nate Diaz exits UFC on his terms as Khamzat Chimaev emerges as a full-blown heel [Video] Skip to main content