OMG! Khamzat Chimaev Weight Miss by 7.5 Lbs.

Khamzat Chimaev, who was set to compete, missed weight at the UFC Apex on Friday morning by 7.5

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pounds, jeopardizing the main event of UFC 279 as planned. A welterweight match between Chimaev

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and Nate Diaz was scheduled to be the main event of UFC 279 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

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Chimaev weighed 178.5 pounds, above the non-title welterweight limit of 171 pounds. Diaz weighed

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171 lbs. The biggest matchup on the pay-per-view schedule was really in doubt as of late Friday

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morning. One of the UFC's top growing stars, Chimaev, 28, was a -1000 favorite.

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If 37-year-old Diaz does not compete on Saturday, it is unclear what would happen legally.

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Can You Imagine Dolly Parton Without Wig

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