September 28, 2022 11: 00 am ET
LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White states Khamzat Chimaev’s weight problems have led to a dispute inbetween matchmakers, with him stuck in the middle.
Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) came in 7.8 pounds over the welterweight limitation for his initially arranged UFC 279 headliner versus Nate Diaz earlier this month. The substantial missouton lead to a card shuffle, resulting in Chimaev being reserved versus Kevin Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout.
Chimaev ran through Holland with reduce, however does his future lie at welterweight or middleweight? White states matchmakers were left in a dilemma when goingover the unbeaten star’s future.
“There’s certainly 170 and 185 pounds,” White informed MMA Jun