Henry Cejudo has advised Khamzat Chimaev to get his sh-t together if he wants to return to welterweight and win the 170-pound championship.
Khamzat’s UFC 279 headliner with Nate Diaz was scrapped after ‘Borz’ missed weight by a considerable margin, hitting the scales at 178.5 pounds, a full seven and a half pounds over the non-title fight welterweight limit.
The card was reshuffled, and Khamzat was relegated to the co-main event, where he took on Kevin Holland at a catchweight of 180 pounds, submitting ‘Trailblazer’ with a D’Arce choke in the first round.
Question marks loom over Khamzat’s future at welterweight after he was reportedly vomiting and feinting while trying to make weight, with UFC president Dana White hinting that his next fight could be at middleweight.