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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]
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 .
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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]
UFC has released footage of the backstage altercations with Nate Diaz, Kevin Holland, and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 news conference.
Aliskerov faced undefeated prospect Khamzat Chimaev on April 19, 2019, at BCF 23. [46] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round, marking his first defeat. [47] Aliskerov was slated to came back against Mohammad Fakhreddine on October 4, 2019, at BCF 27. However, the bout was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [48]
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 ...