UFC 279 NEW CARD ANNOUNCED, WEIGH-IN VIDEO & HOW TO WATCH!
Las Vegas, NV (September 9th, 2022)– The UFC 279 scheduled main event was in jeopardy after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday morning at the UFC Apex.
Chimaev and Nate Diaz were contracted for a welterweight bout to headline UFC 279 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The nontitle welterweight limit is 171 pounds and Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds. Diaz was 171 pounds.
Nate Diaz will now face Tony Ferguson in the main event of the Saturday show. Diaz’s original opponent, Khamzat Chimaev, missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday morning, coming in at 178.5 pounds for a 171-pound-limit bout. Diaz understandably chose to not fight such an overweight opponent.
Check out the rest of the changes below.
UFC 279 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
170 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson (not Khamzat Chimaev)
UFC 279 PPV Main Card On ESPN+:
179 lbs.: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland
170 lbs.: Jingliang Li vs. Daniel Rodriguez
140 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Macy Chiasson
205 lbs.: Johnny Walker vs. Ion Cuțelaba
UFC 279 Late ‘Prelims’ Under Card On ESPN+:
145 lbs.: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Julian Erosa
220 lbs.: Jailton Almeida vs. Anton Turkalj
185 lbs.: Jamie Pickett vs. Denis Tiuliulin
265 lbs.: Jake Collier vs. Chris Barnett
UFC 279 Early ‘Prelims’ Under Card On ESPN+:
145 lbs.: Danyelle Wolf vs. Norma Dumont
135 lbs.: Alateng Heili vs. Chad Anheilger
115 lbs.: Elise Reed vs. Melissa Martinez
170 lbs.: Darian Weeks vs. Yohan Lainesse
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