Fighters React To Chimaev Submitting Holland At UFC 279

A tumultuous fight week and clearly hostile Las Vegas crowd didn’t appear to affect Khamzat Chimaev’s confidence at UFC 279. “Borz” was originally meant to headline the event opposite Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout. Chimaev ended up missing weight by…

A tumultuous fight week and clearly hostile Las Vegas crowd didn’t appear to affect Khamzat Chimaev’s confidence at UFC 279. “Borz” was originally meant to headline the event opposite Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout. Chimaev ended up missing weight by 7.5 pounds, which set off a chain of events that resulted in significant alterations…

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Dana White Says Khamzat Chimaev Will Most Likely Fight In The Middleweight Division After UFC 279

Dana WhiteDana White will most likely have Khamzat Chimaev fighting in the middleweight in the future, after he failed to miss weight at UFC 279. Chimaev missed weight for his fight with Nate Diaz, causing the UFC to change up the entire top 3 fights of the night. Chimaev ended up fighting Kevin Holland, in a […]

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Dana White will most likely have Khamzat Chimaev fighting in the middleweight in the future, after he failed to miss weight at UFC 279.

Chimaev missed weight for his fight with Nate Diaz, causing the UFC to change up the entire top 3 fights of the night. Chimaev ended up fighting Kevin Holland, in a catchweight 180 pound fight. White and the promotion were quick on their feet, booking another catchweight bout between Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez. Tony Ferguson was given a fight with Nate Diaz, in a very exciting match. 

Chimaev took Holland to the ground, just seconds into the match. He was able to lock in a d’arce choke and won another fight without taking a strike.

Chimaev’s stock took a dip this week as he went from being one of the most beloved fighters, to the most hated. The fans were agitated with how Chimaev went about being above weight. He flipped the fans off multiple times and cursed them out a few times as well. 

Dana White wants Chimaev to fight in the middleweight division from now on, after he missed weight for a welterweight bout by  7.5 pounds

White was asked how they could put Chimaev in a welterweight championship fight after missing weight like he did. 

“It’s a problem. That’s a problem, I don’t know, we gotta look and figure it out. Ya know, what makes sense is for him to fight at 180 (Middleweight).” White answered

It should be brought up that Paulo Costa did miss weight as bad as Chimaev, but wasn’t forced to go up in weight. Costa missed weight against Marvin Vettori by a decent amount, and in his next fight, he went up against Luke Rockhold

Only time will tell where Chimaev will fight next, but what’s evident is that he is a title contender in both weight classes

Where do you think Chimaev will fight next, welterweight or middleweight?

UFC 279 Results: Nate Diaz Wins Final Fight, Chimaev Beats Holland to Highlight Card

Nate Diaz added another guillotine submission victory to his resume with a fourth-round win over Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279. It wasn’t the…

Nate Diaz added another guillotine submission victory to his resume with a fourth-round win over Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279. It wasn’t the…

Khamzat Chimaev dominates Kevin Holland, scores first round submission – UFC 279 highlights

Khamzat ChimaevAfter 48 hours of chaos that saw much of the UFC 279 main card shuffled around, Khamzat Chimaev, the man responsible for much of the ruckus, stepped into the Octagon against the always entertaining Kevin Holland. After the two fighters and their teams engaged in a backstage brawl leading to the cancellation of the UFC […]

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After 48 hours of chaos that saw much of the UFC 279 main card shuffled around, Khamzat Chimaev, the man responsible for much of the ruckus, stepped into the Octagon against the always entertaining Kevin Holland.

After the two fighters and their teams engaged in a backstage brawl leading to the cancellation of the UFC 279 press conference on Thursday night, Chimaev and Holland got the unique opportunity to abandon their previous opponents and settle things in the evening’s co-main event.

As both fighters came out, Holland reached out for a glove touch and Chimaev immediately grabbed ahold of him and rag-dolled Holland to the ground. Holland did a good job of defending and scrambling to stay out of danger, but Chimaev was relentless in his pace. Chimaev locked in a d’arce choke. Holland continued to roll and scramble, but Chimaev never let up. Holland had no choice, but to tap out at 2:13 in the first round.

Check out Highlights From Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland at UFC 279 Below:

Watch: Video Of Chimaev’s UFC 279 Presser Altercations Released

Video has finally been released of the altercations that caused the UFC 279 pre-fight press conference to be canceled have been released, and it was not what you may expect. Excitement was growing to see Nate Diaz fight out his UFC contract by taking o…

Video has finally been released of the altercations that caused the UFC 279 pre-fight press conference to be canceled have been released, and it was not what you may expect. Excitement was growing to see Nate Diaz fight out his UFC contract by taking on Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 279. Ultimately,…

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