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Tony Ferguson is sharing some knowledge with the world leading up to his UFC 279 fight. UFC 279 will now feature a main event between Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson. This matchup came seemingly out of nowhere after Chimaev’s weight miss shook up the…
Tony Ferguson is sharing some knowledge with the world leading up to his UFC 279 fight. UFC 279 will now feature a main event between Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson. This matchup came seemingly out of nowhere after Chimaev’s weight miss shook up the card, but it’s a fight MMA fans have dreamed of for…
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Ahead of his UFC 279 headliner tonight against rescheduled foe, Tony Ferguson, fan-favorite veteran, Nate Diaz criticized the promotion’s sneaker partnership with former professional wrestler, The Rock – mocking the shoe’s design in an interview with the promotion’s broadcast partner, ESPN. Diaz, who enters his final contracted fight with the organization, was initially scheduled to […]
Ahead of his UFC 279 headliner tonight against rescheduled foe, Tony Ferguson, fan-favorite veteran, Nate Diaz criticized the promotion’s sneaker partnership with former professional wrestler, The Rock – mocking the shoe’s design in an interview with the promotion’s broadcast partner, ESPN.
Diaz, who enters his final contracted fight with the organization, was initially scheduled to headline UFC 279 against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in ‘Sin City’, however, the Chechen-born fighter’s staggering seven and a half pound weight miss, forced the headliner’s cancellation.
As a result, Diaz, whose contractual obligations with the promotion come to an end following UFC 279, will now share the Octagon with former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson at the welterweight limit – over the course of five rounds.
Chimaev remains on the card despite his glaring weight miss, however, moving to a co-main event slot against Kevin Holland at a catchweight limit of 180lbs, while Li Jingliang now tackles Californian striker, Daniel Rodriguez.
Speaking with ESPN during his post-ceremonial weigh-in with Ferguson, Nate Diaz criticized the promotion’s sponsorship deal with The Rock and Under Armor, in a segment which was subsequent cut from his interview with UFC roving reporter, Megan Olivi.
“These shoes f*cking suck,” Nate Diaz said while holding up his shoes to the camera. “Look at these shoes, they (the UFC) made me put this sh*t on. F*ck these shoes.”
The promotion recently confirmed a partnership with The Rock as well as Under Armor to provide sneakers to fighters on their roster, however, as per reporter, John S. Nash – fighters will not receive any percentage of revnue as part of the sponsorship.
“Asked around and not only are fighters not going to get paid anything to wear the shoes, the UFC is apparently requiring fighters to do interviews with (Dwanye) Johnson’s (The Rock) media company, Seven Bucks,” Nash tweeted.
After a tumultuous weigh-in day appeared to jeopardize the entire event, Nate Diaz will remain the headliner for UFC 279 and has shared some thoughts on his original opponent and new matchup. The 37-year-old was slated to meet Khamzat Chimaev at welter…
After a tumultuous weigh-in day appeared to jeopardize the entire event, Nate Diaz will remain the headliner for UFC 279 and has shared some thoughts on his original opponent and new matchup. The 37-year-old was slated to meet Khamzat Chimaev at welterweight in the main event of UFC 279 in Las Vegas. “Borz” ended up…
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Tensions are already high as UFC 279 approaches with Khamzat Chimaev set to meet Nate Diaz in the main event from Las Vegas. For the first time in history, the…
Tensions are already high as UFC 279 approaches with Khamzat Chimaev set to meet Nate Diaz in the main event from Las Vegas. For the first time in history, the…
Darren Till is putting a positive spin on the Khamzat Chimaev weight-miss situation. ‘The Gorrilla’ is a training partner of the Russian-born athlete and was helping him get ready for his UFC 279 main event spot. Yesterday, it was announced that ‘Borz’ had missed weight by a significant margin. The Russian fighter was contracted to […]
Darren Till is putting a positive spin on the Khamzat Chimaev weight-miss situation. ‘The Gorrilla’ is a training partner of the Russian-born athlete and was helping him get ready for his UFC 279 main event spot.
Yesterday, it was announced that ‘Borz’ had missed weight by a significant margin. The Russian fighter was contracted to fight Nate Diaz at 170 lbs and weighed in official at 178.5. This has caused a major shuffle of the fighters competing on UFC 279 as Stockton’s Nate Diaz refused to fight Chimaev in light of these events.
Instead of Diaz vs Chimaev, the main event will now be Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson in a five-round welterweight fight. ‘El Cucuy‘ is a former interim UFC Lightweight World Champion and made his UFC debut in 2011 upon winning The Ultimate Fighter season 13. Ferguson was initially booked to fight Li Jingliang.
Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez is off the table, and we will instead see Holland vs Chimaev as a five-round co-main event. Li Jingliang will now fight ‘D-Rod.’
The Englishman and training partner of Chimaev, Darren Till is seeing the positive in all of these great matchups. On Twitter, he said:
“Nate gets the fight he deserves… Khamzat gets to smesh Holland… & Li & D.Rod will actually be a sick fight, plus Li fighting a guy 10 pounds heavier than him. What a G!!”
Till has not returned to the octagon after his two consecutive losses to Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson. The 29-year-old athlete has been away for over a year now, however is looking to have a comeback fight against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282 in December.
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, UFC Two-Division Champion, and Olympian Daniel Cormier also shared his thoughts on the situation. He was very happy with the matchup changes happening on UFC 279. On Twitter, he wrote that this is an improvement over the initial bookings:
“Card may be better, that is why the @ufc is the best fight company in the game. In hours not only is the card better but matchups are real even! Gonna be a fun night! #UFC279”
Fans and pundits alike seem happy with the matchup changes done on this fight event. UFC 279 will broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, September 10th.
After one of the craziest days before a fight night in MMA history, it seems that UFC 279 finally has some clarity. It was originally expected that UFC 279 would feature a welterweight main event between Nate Diaz, who is fighting out his UFC contract,…
After one of the craziest days before a fight night in MMA history, it seems that UFC 279 finally has some clarity. It was originally expected that UFC 279 would feature a welterweight main event between Nate Diaz, who is fighting out his UFC contract, and Khamzat Chimaev. However, after starting fights throughout the week…
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