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Dana White described the backstage incident as "a complete s*** show."
Chimaev turned professional on 26 May 2018, at International Ring Fight Arena 14, against Gard Olve Sagen. [37] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [38] Chimaev's next fight took place on 18 August 2018, against Ole Magnor at Fight Club Rush 3. [39] He won via submission with a rear naked choke late in the first round. [40]
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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 .
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]
UFC has released footage of the backstage altercations with Nate Diaz, Kevin Holland, and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 news conference.
First at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal in December 2020, and again at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny in January 2021. [5] [6] [7] On February 11, the fight was cancelled a third time as it was announced that Chimaev was still suffering from lingering effects of COVID-19 and pulled out of the fight. [8] Edwards faced Belal Muhammad instead. [9]
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