The mess that was UFC 279 led to the formation of several conspiracy theories. One of them came from former heavyweight turned podcaster Brendan Schaub, who even got into it with UFC president Dana White after claims that the event was “not trending well.”
Agree, I’m sure everyone got paid. I don’t think it’s due to Khamzat missing weight. I think it got switched due to #UFC279 not trending well since it was such a mismatch
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) September 9, 2022
Schaub’s close friend Joe Rogan recently commented on these claims when he spoke to filmmaker Will Harris on the JRE MMA Show (quotes via MMA News).