UFC 279

2022 - 9 - 10

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UFC 279: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz weigh-in results (Sporting News)

The Sporting News will be providing updates from the last weigh-in in the UFC for Nate Diaz.

- Main event: 12:15 a.m. The Sporting News may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up for a streaming service through our links. 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. - Main card: 10 p.m. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost. 12 p.m. 10 a.m. The Sporting News will be providing weigh-in results for UFC 279. Chimaev finally returned in October 2021 and beat Li Jingliang via submission. He made his pro debut in 2018 and joined the UFC in 2020, winning three fights for the promotion that year. Diaz is 14-11 with the UFC and has competed against Clay Guida, Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller, Gray Maynard and Conor McGregor. In the last fight of his UFC contract, he will face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Khamzat Chimaev misses weight by 7.5 pounds; UFC 279 bout vs ... (ESPN)

Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by more than seven pounds on Friday, putting his welterweight bout with Nate Diaz in serious jeopardy ahead of UFC 279 on ...

Holland was 179.5 pounds and Rodriguez was 179 for their 180-pound catchweight bout. The news conference was ultimately canceled. Chimaev kicked Holland during the fight. Chimaev, 28, is one of the UFC's biggest rising stars and was a -1000 favorite, per Caesars Sportsbook. It's unclear what would happen contractually if Diaz, 37, does not fight Saturday. Diaz was 171 pounds.

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UFC 279 fight card: Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson slated as new ... (CBSSports.com)

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.

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Updates To UFC 279 (The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship)

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.

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Nate Diaz to Face Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 After Khamzat ... (NBC Chicago)

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.

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Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson Headlines Revised UFC 279 Card ... (Bleacher Report)

Nate Diaz will now face off against Tony Ferguson in the UFC 279 co-main event after his previously scheduled opponent,Khamzat Chimaev,missed weight by ...

The 37-year-old sports a lifetime professional record of 20-13. Diaz and Chimaev were supposed to headline UFC 279 at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena with a welterweight bout Saturday. Ferguson was scheduled to fight on the main card against Li Jingliang, but the latter fighter will now face off against Daniel Rodriguez.

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UFC 279 weigh-in video (MMA Fighting)

Watch UFC 279 weigh-in video to see the UFC 279 fighters step on the scale Friday morning.

Darian Weeks (170.5) vs. Melissa Martinez (113.5) vs. Alatengheili (135) Chad Anheliger (135.5) vs. Norma Dumont (146) vs. Jake Collier (265) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (186) vs. Jailton Almeida (216.5) vs. Johnny Walker (205) vs. Irene Aldana (137.5) vs. Kevin Holland (179.5) vs. Tony Ferguson (171) vs.

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Major changes to UFC 279 card after Khamzat Chimaev misses weight (Sportsnet.ca)

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.

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