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Nate Diaz will now face Tony Ferguson in the headline bout at UFC 279 after his original opponent, Khamzat Chimaev, missed weight by over seven pounds ...

[Kevin Holland](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3943695/kevin-holland) in the UFC 279 co-headliner. Holland's original opponent was set to be [Daniel Rodriguez](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4426312/daniel-rodriguez) in a 180-pound catchweight bout. [Nate Diaz](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335679/nate-diaz) now will face [Tony Ferguson](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2560085/tony-ferguson) in the main event of the Saturday show at T-Mobile Arena. The UFC essentially booked this fight to get Chimaev a bout with a big star in Diaz in which he was expected to win. Chimaev kicked Holland during the backstage encounter. Diaz's original opponent, [Khamzat Chimaev](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4684751/khamzat-chimaev), missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday morning, coming in at 178.5 pounds for a 171-pound-limit bout. "It's going to happen now before Nate leaves the UFC. Ferguson weighed in at 170.5 pounds for that fight. Ferguson agreed to fight for five rounds against Diaz. Diaz had been scheduled for five rounds with Chimaev, but Ferguson vs. Chimaev's weight miss caused a chain reaction. We're locked in."

Khamzat Chimaev missing weight by 7.5 pounds on Friday caused a complete overhaul to Saturday's lineup.

Ironically, Diaz recently claimed that [UFC rejected his request for a fight](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/nate-diaz-pushes-ufc-dana-white-for-his-release-from-the-promotion-in-social-media-post/) against Ferguson. [feeding Diaz to Chimaev](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/nate-diaz-i-didnt-call-for-and-still-dont-want-to-fight-khamzat-chimaev-at-ufc-279/) on the veteran's way out of the promotion. Holland was originally scheduled for a 180-pound catchweight and was already in the ballpark of Chimaev's weight. Chimaev and Holland had repeatedly traded barbs in the months leading up to Saturday's event. Ferguson was originally scheduled to fight Li Jingliang, which has caused massive changes to the main card, set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. "It's not by coincidence that we stack guys the same weight on the same card in case anything goes wrong, but yeah, it worked out.

LAS VEGAS -- Nate Diaz will take on fellow veteran welterweight Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 after Khamzat Chimaev badly missed weight for his main-event ...

Although Chimaev is facing hefty financial penalties for his mistake, he will stay on the card to face Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout. The 37-year-old Diaz was a major betting underdog against Chimaev, one of the world's top welterweights, but his fight with Ferguson is expected to be much more competitive. Ferguson was scheduled to face Li Jingliang in the penultimate bout of UFC 279.

Khamzat Chimaev's mouthing off, backstage brawling, and coming in underweight has UFC 279's main event in limbo.

The proposed changes to Saturday’s UFC card haven’t been announced by the company as of late Friday afternoon. That led to drastic changes being proposed to the card. Switching an entire card the day before fights is unprecedented as fight camps specialize for weeks on opponents’ tendencies and how to stop specific fighting styles like jiu-jitsu and kickboxing.

When White awakened on Friday, the main event was a welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev. Tony Ferguson was scheduled to meet Li Jingliang in ...

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Khamzat Chimaev's coach explained what led to a backstage brawl prior to the scheduled UFC 279 press conference on Thursday: Andreas Michael said Chimaev ...

[Ariel Helwani](https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1568293314775875591) of BT Sport followed up by reporting that Chimaev missing weight was due to a "medical issue," although further specifics were not available. While there would undoubtedly be interest in Chimaev vs. Andreas Michael said Chimaev was alone with Kevin Holland and his group backstage before Chimaev hit Holland with a "boot in the chest," and then Nate Diaz and his team got involved:

Khamzat Chimaev dismissed questions about his issues on the scale before vowing to 'f*ck up' new opponent Kevin Holland at UFC 279.

I come here (to) f*ck everybody. “I don’t care, I want to smash everybody. Chimaev is one of [the three main card matchups](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-news-khamzat-chimaev-out-kevin-holland-vs-nate-diaz) that were shaken up following Chimaev’s huge weight miss for what was supposed to be his main event bout against Nate Diaz. “They wear makeup for the HD cameras, and that’s as simple as it is.” Holland would beg to differ. Holland (23-7 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs.

The major changes comes just hours after Chimaev weighed in 7.5 pounds over the contracted weight for his headlining bout against Diaz.

His surprising weigh-in came only moments after Diaz weighed in at 171 pounds, the maximum limit for both fighters given the extra pound UFC allows for non-title fights. White announced on Instagram that the new main event for Saturday’s event in Las Vegas will now feature a welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson after Chimaev, Diaz’s original opponent, weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 7.5 pounds over the contracted weight of 170 pounds. Additionally, the shakeup created a new match between Holland and Ferguson’s previously scheduled opponents as Daniel Rodriguez (16–2, 179 pounds) and Li Jinglian (19–7, 170.5 pounds) will square off in a three-round 180-pound catchweight bout.

The star welterweight's status for his upcoming clash with Nate Diaz is jeopardy heading into Saturday night.

Barring a change in Chimaev’s status, UFC is reportedly already preparing a backup plan and “working to finalize it, though it involves multiple parties agreeing to a change in circumstances,” The undefeated welterweight stepped on the scale for official weigh-ins Friday and weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 8.5 pounds over the contracted weight of 170 pounds. The main event for Saturday’s UFC 279 is in jeopardy after Khamzat Chimaev failed to make weight ahead of his anticipated clash with Nate Diaz.

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Multiple last-minute changes were made to the UFC 279 pay-per-view event after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight Friday morning.

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He landed on the wrong side of a stoppage last time out against Gabe Green, and aims to rebound from his first career loss with haste on Saturday. Since then, she’s split a pair of appearances in the 115-pound weight class and looks to recapture the form that produced good wins over Jasmine Jasudavicius, Jillian DeCoursey, and Hilarie Rose prior to her UFC call-up. The 25-year-old Martinez is a perfect 7-0 in her career with a wealth of kickboxing accolades to accompany her undefeated mixed martial arts record. And while it’s a tough test to say the least, Turkalj now has his foot in the door with the opportunity to kick it down at T-Mobile Arena. Almeida’s rookie campaign in the UFC began in February with a light heavyweight win over Danilo Marques, but got more intriguing when he ventured up to heavyweight and stormed through Parker Porter in May, extending his overall winning streak to 11 in the process. Five fights into his UFC tenure, Mongolia’s Alatangheili is 3-1-1 and coming off his most impressive performance to date — a first-round knockout win over Kevin Croom in April. But she missed weight for a featherweight assignment against Chiasson last time out and then dropped a split decision on fight night, leaving her in need of a rebound this weekend. A win for either man on the weekend has the potential to carry them into a date with a ranked opponent next time out. She’s 3-1 in her last four outings, including a first-round knockout of Ketlen Vieira, and once again feels on the precipice of submitting her name for title consideration. A fixture in the Top 15 for the last several years, “The Leech” rebounded from his one-sided encounter with Chimaev at UFC 267 by registering a second-round stoppage win over Muslim Salikhov in mid-July on Long Island. Since arriving, the 29-year-old “Trailblazer” has collected a pair of stoppage wins over veteran mainstays Alex Oliveira and Tim Means to rekindle thoughts that he’s a contender in the making. Undefeated in 11 professional starts and entering off a crucial unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns in April, Chimaev now gets the opportunity to headline an event and potentially compete over five rounds for the first time.

UFC 279 will now have Nate Diaz-Tony Ferguson on the card after Khamzat Chimaev weighed in 7 1/2 pounds over the limit.

Although Chimaev is facing hefty financial penalties for his mistake, he will stay on the card to face Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout. Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu and Heavyweight Chris Barnett also missed weight for UFC 279, but will stay on the card in their original bouts. Ferguson was scheduled to face Li Jingliang in the penultimate bout of UFC 279.

Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson sized each other up for the first time at UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins for their new main event.

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Nate Diaz remains in the top billing, where he will now face former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez will meet in a ...

[actually got into it yesterday backstage](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mma/2022/09/08/ufc-279-press-conference-canceled-backstage-issues/8028654001/). He made weight at 179.5 pounds for his previously-scheduled 180-pound contract weight bout against Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Holland (23-7 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was first to hit the scales Friday at official weigh-ins. -Irene Aldana vs. -Daniel Rodriguez vs. -Khamzat Chimaev vs. -Tony Ferguson vs. 11 UFC-ranked lightweight Ferguson (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC). Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez will meet in a 180-pound contract weight bout to round out the changes to the main card. “It’s not by coincidence that we stack guys the same weight on the same card in case anything goes wrong, but yeah, it worked out. He most recently competed in April when he defeated Gilbert Burns. Getting these guys to agree to different fights can be a little tough sometimes, but we got ’em all done, they’re locked in.”

Veteran Fan-Favorite Makes His Welterweight Debut Saturday At UFC 279.

[Hakeem Dawodu's Journey To The Top Starts Now](https://www.ufc.com/news/hakeem-dawodus-journey-top-starts-now-featherweight-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz) [Irene Aldana Sees The Path To The Title](https://www.ufc.com/news/irene-aldana-sees-the-path-to-the-title-bantamweight-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz) [UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz](/event/ufc-279), Live From T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Nevada. The only drive for Ferguson is his desire to reassert himself as one of the scariest propositions in the UFC. “I’ve been putting in the f***ing effort and the work, and I feel like I’m getting better every time. [Chimaev Isn't Here To Be A Normal Fighter](https://www.ufc.com/news/khamzat-chimaev-not-here-to-be-normal-fighter-ufc-279) A bad weight cut can leave your body completely drained on fight night, lacking the energy to perform optimally. [Reasons To Watch UFC 279](https://www.ufc.com/news/reasons-to-watch-ufc-279-chimaev-vs-diaz-las-vegas-ferguson-holland-turkalj) When it comes down to it, I’ve seen so many changes in this sport…being a part of all this is amazing.” Despite it being only four months since that knockout loss to Chandler, when offered UFC 279 opponent Li Jingliang, Ferguson took the opportunity straight away. At UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz, Ferguson will be competing at 170 pounds for this first time in 11 years. So, maybe you think Ferguson would be on the same path, especially after suffering his first KO defeat to Chandler.

The Sporting News has you covered when it comes to when Tony Ferguson and Nate Diaz will make their way to the octagon.

- Main event: 12:15 a.m. - Main card: 10 p.m. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 279 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. The Sporting News may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up for a streaming service through our links. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost. 5:15 a.m. 12 p.m. 10 a.m. Diaz was supposed to fight Khamzat Chimaev, but the latter missed weight prior to the fight. 1 a.m. Diaz is 14-11 with the UFC and has competed against Clay Guida, Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller, Gray Maynard, and Conor McGregor. With a new, last-minute opponent in Tony Ferguson, can Diaz pull off the win?

American Tony Ferguson will step up to take on compatriot Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC 279 after Swedish fighter Khamzat Chimaev missed the weight for ...

There was controversy in the build-up to the event as Thursday’s news conference was abandoned after trouble backstage, with Chimaev and Holland getting into an altercation followed by a row between Chimaev and the Diaz entourage. American Tony Ferguson will step up to take on compatriot Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC 279 after Swedish fighter Khamzat Chimaev missed the weight for Saturday’s welterweight showdown by a whopping 7.5 pounds. Tony Ferguson steps in to face Nate Diaz in UFC main event as Chimaev misses weight

Tony Ferguson, originally scheduled to face Li Jingliang, is now set to face Nate Diaz. PHOTO: AP.

Although Chimaev is facing hefty financial penalties for his mistake, he will stay on the card to face Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout. Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu and Heavyweight Chris Barnett also missed weight for UFC 279, but will stay on the card in their original bouts. Ferguson was scheduled to face Li Jingliang in the penultimate bout of UFC 279. Most prominently, the bantamweight bout between Macy Chiasson and Irene Aldana is now a 140-pound catchweight bout. The 37-year-old Diaz was a major betting underdog against Chimaev, one of the world's top welterweights, but his fight with Ferguson is expected to be much more competitive. Chimaev will fight rival Kevin Holland instead, while Holland's scheduled opponent will fight Ferguson's scheduled opponent.

For the third fight on the main card, Li Jingliang will now face Daniel Rodriguez in a 180-lb. catchweight bout. The women's bantamweight bout between Irene ...

[UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson](/event/ufc-279), Live From T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Nevada. [Get Your Tickets Here](https://www.axs.com/events/442080/ufc-279-chimaev-vs-diaz-tickets?skin=tmobile) Ferguson](https://plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) will take place on Saturday, September 10th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the main card for UFC 279, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Ferguson, who is officially 3-2 against UFC-level southpaws, should find some early success as the more diverse attacker and aggressive starter. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. UFC fighters Khamzat Chimaev left, and Kevin Holland exchange words during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 279 mixed martial arts event Friday, Sept. [Khamzat Chimaev](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/khamzat-chimaev) and [Kevin Holland](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/kevin-holland). Aside from being a superior striker in boxing range, Aldana has underrated counter grappling and clinching that could come to light in this fight. See Tipico.com for Terms and Conditions. UFC president Dana White keeps the fighters separated. Both men are action fighters at heart, but Walker has become overly conservative while Cutelaba’s wildness can still cost him at times. [Nate Diaz](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/nate-diaz) and [Tony Ferguson](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/tony-ferguson) makes much more sense from a matchmaking perspective. [Ion Cutelaba](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ion-cutelaba) and [Johnny Walker](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/johnny-walker). [Irene Aldana](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/irene-aldana) meets [Macy Chiasson](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/macy-chiasson) on the main card.

As Khamzat Chimaev misses weight, fan favorite Nate Diaz will instead face Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279.

After months of haggling with UFC over a potential foe, Diaz accepted Chimaev’s challenge. Diaz, of Stockton, California, has been with UFC since 2007. Ironically, one day before the matchups were shaken up, Chimaev and Holland got into a scuffle backstage at the UFC 279 press conference, causing it to be canceled.

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Main event Event Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2022. Nate Diaz, expected to be fighting out his contract on Saturday, was set to face rising contender Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 279. Can't get enough boxing and MMA? The second half of 2022 is heating up in a big way for UFC.

A day after the official press conference for UFC 279 was called off for the first time in history...

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Of the four women in this parlay, Aldana is the best finisher. While it's possible this fight plays out with Collier grinding Barnett down to the decision, his range and cardio likely allow him to do whatever he wants while Barnett increasingly gasses out and becomes more and more open to a finish. He is, however, a sharp and effective striker who has the technique to work over Erosa in this fight. As aggressive and often effective as he can be, Erosa tends to get hit just as much as he hits with a career 6.29 strikes landed per minute vs. It's set up to be an interesting main event on top of a card loaded with intriguing fights from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, making it the kind of event that can draw plenty of interest from bettors. And opening the festivities is a light heavyweight showdown between flashy strikers Ion Cutelaba and Johnny Walker.

The two fought each other twice in their UFC careers, with both fighters winning one bout.

The event will finally end his contractual obligations to UFC. “Congrats Nate Diaz on making it to the end of his contractual obligations with the UFC, and as a bonafide superstar goer,” he wrote. McGregor and Diaz split the first two fights against each other, both in 2016, but a deciding third fight hasn’t come to fruition like it once felt like it would. It’s like, when we match up, we’re going to match up. It’s for sure going to happen at some point… [Diaz will fight Tony Ferguson](https://www.si.com/mma/2022/09/09/dana-white-announces-nate-diaz-tony-ferguson-will-headline-ufc-279) on Saturday night after his original opponent, the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, [failed to make weight](https://www.si.com/mma/2022/09/09/khamzat-chimaev-misses-weight-ufc-279-main-event-nate-diaz).

Here's everything you need to know to catch the UFC 279 event on Saturday in Las Vegas.

[missed the welterweight limit by 7.5 pounds](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-279-weigh-in-results-khamzat-chimaev-misses-weight-by-7-5-pounds-puts-main-event-with-nate-diaz-in-peril/) and [Diaz reportedly refused to fight an overweight opponent](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-279-fight-card-nate-diaz-vs-tony-ferguson-slated-as-new-main-event-amid-massive-reshuffle/). A firefight between fan-favorite veterans Diaz and Ferguson, plus an [emotionally volatile contest between Chimaev and Kevin Holland](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/dana-white-cancels-ufc-279-press-conference-after-major-scuffle-backstage-between-fighters/) are highlights of the new UFC 279 layout. And opening the festivities is a light heavyweight showdown between flashy strikers Ion Cutelaba and Johnny Walker. ET (6 p.m. Three main card fights were shuffled around on one day's notice to keep the event anchored. It took many dramatic twists and turns, but the road to UFC 279 finally looks clear.

Nate Diaz seen here taunting, will main event UFC 279. (Image credit: Jeff Bottari / Getty Images). So, everyone who was ...

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SportsLine's Kyle Marley reveals his UFC 279 picks and predictions for Tony Ferguson vs. Nate Diaz.

Chiasson (8-2) has also won three of her last four fights but all three have come by decision and she's only had two knockout wins in her career. Both of these women are ranked top 10 in the women's bantamweight division (135 pounds) but this fight will take place at 140 pounds after both failed to make weight. He's also backing a "better striker" to emerge with a dominant victory. 4 in the division coming off wins in three of her last four fights and her last two victories have both been by knockout. Meanwhile, Diaz has lost three of his last four fights so there's still plenty to fight for on his end as he looks to put himself back into the title picture. It's a huge opportunity for Ferguson, a former UFC Lightweight Champion who is on a four-fight losing streak and is making his return to welterweight for the first time since 2011. The two UFC legends will step in to face each other after the scheduled Diaz vs. He watches every single fight for every professional MMA card and does extensive research before each event. ET main card), the UFC 279 odds have been updated and Ferguson is the -135 (bet $135 to win $100) favorite in the main event over Diaz. The top three fights all had to be shuffled and now the main event will be Nate Diaz vs. With so many last-minute changes, which fighters should you be backing as you place your UFC 279 bets? With Khamzat Chimaev missing weight for his main event bout by 7.5 pounds, the UFC 279 fight card on Saturday had to be dramatically rearranged.

UFC 279 is taking place tonight at 7pm ET / 10pm PT (that's 3am BST). If you want to catch all the action then the early prelims will begin at 3pm PT / 6pm ...

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Diaz closes the chapter on his UFC career in his final fight against Ferguson. Sports Illustrated is tracking all of the action from tonight's card.

This is the best chance possible for Ferguson to re-enter the win column, and it should be explosive to see these two finally do battle. He now has the chance to end his four-fight losing streak against Diaz, Chimaev stepping on the scale so far overweight is difficult to process. He had also just engaged in a backstage fight the night prior against Holland, making this change seem also too convenient. [Instead, that now belongs to Tony Ferguson](https://www.si.com/mma/2022/09/09/dana-white-announces-nate-diaz-tony-ferguson-will-headline-ufc-279). [Chimaev was drastically overweight at weigh-ins](https://www.si.com/mma/2022/09/09/khamzat-chimaev-misses-weight-ufc-279-main-event-nate-diaz), registering 7.5 pounds over the maximum non-title limit.

UFC star Nate Diaz faces Tony Ferguson in the main event. Follow live.

[Jailton Almeida](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4873640/jailton-almeida)(16-2, -700) vs. [Hakeem Dawodu](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3165010/hakeem-dawodu)(13-2-1, 6-2 UFC, -220) vs. [Irene Aldana](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3136286/irene-aldana)(13-6, 6-4 UFC, -180) vs. [Ion Cutelaba](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3994033/ion-cutelaba)(16-7-1 1 NC, 5-6-1 UFC, -220) [Li Jingliang](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3095328/li-jingliang)(19-7, 11-5 UFC, +130) vs. [Nate Diaz](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335679/nate-diaz)(21-13, 15-11 UFC, +105) vs. [Yohan Lainesse](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4880807/yohan-lainesse) (9-1, 1-1 UFC) def. [Elise Reed](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4836482/elise-reed) (6-2, 2-2 UFC, +145) def. [Norma Dumont](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4418784/norma-dumont) (8-2, 4-2 UFC) def. [Jake Collier](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3154853/jake-collier) (13-7, 5-6 UFC, -470) vs. [Jamie Pickett](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4237148/jamie-pickett) (13-7, 2-3 UFC, -135) vs. [Michael Chandler](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3022391/michael-chandler) at UFC 274 in May.