Video – UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Holland & Diaz vs. Ferguson ceremonial weigh-ins

All hell broke loose this week during the lead-up to UFC 279. The regularly scheduled fight-week press conference had to be cancelled after several…

By: Zane Simon | 9 months ago
Video – UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Holland & Diaz vs. Ferguson ceremonial weigh-ins
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All hell broke loose this week during the lead-up to UFC 279. The regularly scheduled fight-week press conference had to be cancelled after several fight camps got into a massive backstage scuffle. But even that feels like a distant memory considering the chaos that ensued when Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 lbs for his welterweight main event bout against Nate Diaz.

They weren’t the only ones creating chaos. A women’s bantamweight bout had to be pushed to a catchweight. Hakeem Dawodu blew his weight cut as well, and Chris Barnett became just the second heavyweight in the promotion’s history to miss the division limit.

Some madcap scrambling and several hours later, however, and we’ve still got what looks to be a quality fight card.

Here’s a look at the weigh in results for the updated UFC 279 card as it’s set to run this coming Saturday, September 10th:

Main Card (10PM ET on ESPN+ PPV)

Welterweight: Nate Diaz (171) vs. Tony Ferguson (171)
Catchweight (180 lbs): Khamzat Chimaev (178.5)* vs. Kevin Holland (179.5)
Catchweight (180 lbs): Li Jingliang (170.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (179)
Catchweight (140 lbs): Irena Aldana (137.5) vs. Macy Chiasson (139.5)
Light heavyweight: Johnny Walker (205) vs. Ion Cutelaba (205.5)

Prelims (8PM ET on ESPNNEWS/ESPN+)
Featherweight: Hakeem Dawudo 149.5** vs. Julian Erosa (146)
Catchweight (220 lbs): Jailton Almeida vs. Anton Turkalj (214)
Middleweight: Jamie Pickett (185.5) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (186)
Heavyweight: Jake Collier (265) vs. Chris Barnett (267.5)***

Early Prelims (6PM ET on UFC FightPass/ESPN/ESPN+)
Featherweight: Norma Dumont (146) vs. Danyelle Wolf (146)
Bantamweight: Chad Anheliger (135.5) vs. Alatengheili (135)
Strawweight: Elise Reed (113.5) vs. Melissa Martinez (115.5)
Welterweight: Darian Weeks (170.5) vs. Yohan Lainesse (171)


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Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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