After a messy brawl yesterday, the UFC's eventful week rolls on as Khamzat Chimaev has massively missed weight for his main event bout vs Nate Diaz scheduled for UFC 279 on Saturday.
Rumblings came out earlier in the day from Ariel Helwani that Chimaev wasn't close to being on weight, and as it turns out he missed the contracted weight by over 7 pounds, weighing in at 178.5lbs. Subsequent reporting from Ariel Helwani suggests that a medical issue may have been the underlying reason for the weight miss, but at this point its fairly unclear.
I’m told Khamzat Chimaev is currently in the range of 8-10 pounds off.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2022
Options being discussed. Developing.
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Khamzat Chimaev weighs in at 178.5.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2022
We are live: https://t.co/RLrnbffZh0
I’m told the reason why Chimaev missed weight by so much was due to a “medical issue.” Unclear what that is and how that affects him long term.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2022
Developing.
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Nate Diaz weighed in with no issue at 171 lbs, and after starting a brawl the day before many of Chimaev's fellow UFC competitors came out of the woodwork to roast him, and/or submit themselves to take the fight in Chimaev's place.
Nathan Diaz: 171.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2022
He now holds all the cards.
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Wow this --! Shit show yesterday and now don’t make weight? ---- SHAME https://t.co/SV6zDOYRON
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) September 9, 2022
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 9, 2022
This is a developing story, stay tuned to Fightful for more updates, including the results of the rest of today's weigh in
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