LAS VEGAS -- The UFC 279 scheduled main event is in jeopardy after participant Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday morning at the UFC Apex.
Chimaev and Nate Diaz were contracted for a welterweight bout to headline UFC 279 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The nontitle welterweight limit is 171 pounds and Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds. Diaz was 171 pounds.
As of Friday afternoon, the status of the biggest fight on the pay-per-view card was very much in jeopardy.
To further complicate matters, this was supposed to be the final fight on fan-favorite Diaz's UFC contract, and he would be a free agent following this weekend.