UFC president Dana White is giving Khamzat Chimaev ‘one more opportunity’ at 170 pounds.
In what would have been his first UFC headliner, Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds for his fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 279 this past September. Because of the weight miss (and the circumstances around it), ‘Borz’ and his team hinted at a return to middleweight for his next appearance. However, it appears as though the UFC has decided to give him the go-ahead to stay at welterweight — for now.
“Khamzat wants to fight at 170,” White told BT Sport.