Khamzat Chimaev missing weight Friday morning at weigh-ins led to big changes on the UFC 279 card the day before the event.
Diaz , originally scheduled to face Chimaev, faces an opponent switch on the eve of his final-contracted UFC bout. A highly-anticipated 6-to-1 underdog matchup, sees Diaz go from facing the No. 3 UFC-ranked welterweight to the No. 11 UFC-ranked lightweight Ferguson .
UFC 279 marks the first weight miss of Chimaev’s UFC tenure. While he competed at middleweight too, most of his UFC bouts have come at welterweight. He most recently competed in April when he defeated Gilbert Burns. Holland was first to hit the scales Friday at official weigh-ins. He made weight at 179.5 pounds for his previously-scheduled 180-pound contract weight bout against Rodriguez . Holland has headlined three events during his UFC career, and will now compete in his first pay-per-view co-main event. He is 2-0 since he dropped to welterweight with wins over Alex Oliveira and Tim Means.
“The co-main event is five rounds, the main event is five rounds,” White said, confirming the length of the top two bouts. Jingliang loses his co-main matchup with Ferguson, but now will face Rodriguez in the feature bout of the pay-per-view event.“Nate Diaz and Tony, like you said, the fans have wanted to see this one forever,” White said. “It’s gonna happen now before Nate leaves the UFC.. Ironically, they will now fight on Saturday night, and ‘Leech’ vs. Rodriguez is also a fun fight. So, it literally couldn’t have played out any better.” -Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland-Hakeem Dawodu vs.
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