Khamzat Chimaev News

Susan Cox - September 12, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev is confused by the fake glove touch accusations following UFC 279. Chimaev, the rising UFC star, fell from grace this past weekend.

Harry Kettle - September 12, 2022

Daniel Cormier has praised Joe Rogan for asking Khamzat Chimaev some tough questions in his post-fight interview over the weekend. At UFC 279 on Saturday night, Khamzat Chimaev submitted Kevin Holland to maintain his unbeaten record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, it wasn’t without controversy, given that Chimaev was originally supposed to take on Nate Diaz in the main event of the evening.

Harry Kettle - September 12, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev has explained why he would’ve gone to jail if he wound up fighting Nate Diaz at UFC 279. Last Saturday night at UFC 279, Khamzat Chimaev ran through Kevin Holland in the co-main event of the evening. Shortly afterwards, Nate Diaz was able to submit Tony Ferguson in the fourth round of the main event to ensure he ended his UFC tenure on a positive note.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2022

Nate Diaz was not impressed by Khamzat Chimaev’s first round submission victory over Kevin Holland at last night’s UFC 279 event. Diaz (21-13 MMA) and Chimaev (12-0 MMA) were supposed to collide in the headliner of last night’s UFC 279 event in Las Vegas. However, ‘Borz’ missed the welterweight limit by a country mile and the UFC was forced the shuffle the card.

Fernando Quiles - September 11, 2022

Don’t expect Khamzat Chimaev to take on Robert Whittaker anytime soon. Chimaev was at the center of controversy going into UFC 279. He was expected to go one-on-one with Nate Diaz inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 10. That plan went awry as Chimaev missed weight, which led to the main card being reshuffled.

Christopher Taylor - September 10, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev spoke to reporters following his dominant first round submission victory over Kevin Holland at tonight’s UFC 279 event. Chimaev (12-0 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since defeating Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision at UFC 273. ‘The Wolf’ was sporting a perfect Octagon record of 5-0 with four finishes ahead of tonight’s affair.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 279 event was co-headlined by a 180lbs catchweight matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland. Chimaev (12-0 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since defeating Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision at UFC 273. ‘The Wolf’ was sporting a perfect Octagon record of 5-0 with four finishes ahead of tonight’s affair.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 279 event is co-headlined by a 180lbs catchweight matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since defeating Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision at UFC 273. ‘The Wolf’ has gone 5-0 thus far in his UFC career, with four of his five wins coming via finish.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2022

The UFC has shared footage of the unpredictable series of events that resulted in the cancellation of the UFC 279 press conference. Thursday’s presser was cancelled prematurely after “all hell broke loose” backstage, this according to UFC President Dana White.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2022

Conor McGregor congratulated Nate Diaz on making it to the end of his contractual obligations, this while slamming Khamzat Chimaev for missing weight at UFC 279. It was supposed to be Diaz (21-13 MMA) vs Chimaev (11-0 MMA) in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. However, ‘Borz’ missed the promotions welterweight limit by a whopping 7.5lbs and the fight was ultimately scratched as Team Diaz would not entertain a catchweight contest.

Christopher Taylor - September 9, 2022

Darren Till has reacted after his good friend Khamzat Chimaev was bumped from the UFC main event for missing weight. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) was slated to face Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA) in the headliner of Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. However, after ‘Borz’ badly missed weight by 7.5lbs, Team Diaz rejected any notion of the fight taking place at a catchweight.

Chris Taylor - September 9, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev attempted to explain his massive weight miss to a hostile crowd at the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) was of course slated to compete against Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA) in the headliner of Saturday night’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. However, after ‘Borz’ missed weight by a whopping 7.5lbs earlier this morning, the bout was called off as Diaz was not willing to entertain a catchweight contest.

Josh Evanoff - September 9, 2022

Dana White has revealed why UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev missed weight at UFC 279. Earlier today, ‘Borz’ was expected to face Nate Diaz in his first pay-per-view headliner. The card was set to be the main event of UFC 279, set for this Saturday in Las Vegas. However, that fight is no longer going to happen.

Chris Taylor - September 9, 2022

UFC 279 has a new main event after Khamzat Chimaev brutally missed weight for his slated welterweight bout with Nate Diaz. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 7.5lbs above the welterweight limit, and Diaz (21-13 MMA) was not willing to entertain a catchweight contest.

Cole Shelton - September 9, 2022

Kevin Holland has opened up on what needs to happen for him to accept a fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Chimaev was supposed to headline UFC 279 against Nate Diaz at welterweight in a massive fight for the promotion. Holland, meanwhile, was set to take on Daniel Rodriguez in a 180lbs catchweight bout. However, at the weigh-ins, Chimaev missed weight by 7.5lbs and sources now have told BJPENN.com the hope is to do Diaz-Ferguson and Holland-Chimaev.

Cole Shelton - September 9, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev has taken to Twitter to release his first statement following his massive weight miss ahead of UFC 279. Chimaev was set to headline UFC 279 against Nate Diaz in what was going to be a massive fight. It was a big opportunity for Chimaev to face a massive star in Diaz but on Friday morning, it was revealed he was having problems making weight and when he stepped on the scale he weighed 178.5lbs, 7.5lbs overweight.

Susan Cox - September 9, 2022

UFC 279 kicks off with fighter weigh-ins, which take place at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) today, Friday September 9th. The weigh-ins are taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ryan Harkness - September 9, 2022

UFC 279 is set up to be Khamzat Chimaev’s big coming out party. The UFC has put him up against one of their biggest stars in Nate Diaz, and it’s a match-up seemingly designed to make Chimaev look like a monster. He’s much bigger than Diaz, he’s top ranked while Diaz is unranked, and Chimaev has a history of smeshing lesser opponents in minutes without taking any damage whatsoever. Nate Diaz is a +700 dog to Chimaev’s -1100 favorite, with everyone underestimating Diaz’s ability to win. So it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to hear Chimaev is doing the same. He’s certainly talking like he expects to walk through the Stockton fighter, whose record holds more than his fair share of major upsets.