Det var tänkt att Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) skulle ha mött Nate Diaz vid nattens UFC-gala i Las Vegas men svensken fick problem med viktnedgången och matchen blev därmed inställd. Detta tvingade organisationen att göra en rockad där Chimaev nu istället möter Kevin Holland och Diaz möter Tony Ferguson. MMA-välrden blev minst sagt chockad över händelserna men många menar att matchkortet blivit bättre med ändringarna.
MMA-världen reagerar på att Khamzat Chimaev missade vikten
Nedan kan ni se reaktionerna på Chimaevs viktmiss:
Professionals make weight. 🖕 https://t.co/l6YemTi5Fi
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) September 9, 2022
👀 #UFC279 pic.twitter.com/STT5ZhABwJ
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 9, 2022
I know a guy! 👊🏻Private🛩 pic.twitter.com/ifu4Bua0Bd
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) September 9, 2022
The Smash brothers are eating good😂 ….178.5 for Chimaev. What an disaster 😱 #UFC279
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 9, 2022
I knew this fight wouldn’t take place . I’m so right it hurts ….
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 9, 2022
Gotta make weight my guy 🤙🏽
— Adrian Yañez (@yanezmma) September 9, 2022
Me vs khamzat at 185 Tony vs Nate at 170 and. leech can be the special guest referee
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2022
Doesn’t even make sense
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) September 9, 2022
Being 8 pounds over is more than he can grab a towel and cover up on scale lol
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) September 9, 2022
I understand if you miss weight by 2 pds with solid reason like short notice fight or you run out of time or you were flying from over seas but wtf man 8pds
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) September 9, 2022
Dana White tried to screw over his fellow American Nate Diaz…but the Russian Khamzat Chimaeg was a double agent and screwed Dana White. The irony of it all.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 9, 2022
Sheeeeesh
— Randy Costa (@RandyCosta135) September 9, 2022
Reaktioner på nya UFC 279
Nedan kan ni se reaktionerna på galans ändringar:
The new card is more exiting pic.twitter.com/C0b8Ev33Yz
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) September 9, 2022
Show Kevin Holland love!!!!!! Many wouldn’t do it
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 9, 2022
Fighters fight #UFC279
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) September 9, 2022
They better let Li wear his fancy suit to the ceremonial weigh ins after all this! #UFC279
— Chris Daukaus (@ChrisDaukausMMA) September 9, 2022
This card is better than the original, change my mind💁🏻♂️ https://t.co/mEQb8p7ck2
— Joe Joe Giannetti 💀 (@Giannettimma) September 9, 2022
Wow this card is gonna be crazy!! https://t.co/tWP0LSLFBd
— Aiemann Zahabi (@Aiemannzahabi) September 9, 2022
Card may be better, that is why the @ufc is the best fight company in the game. In hours not only is the card better but matchups are real even! Gonna be a fun night! #UFC279 pic.twitter.com/7Rw1Dq9Yd0
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 9, 2022
Ngl I actually love this way more for Diaz in his last fight with the company.
The Chimaev fight made zero sense for both guys. #UFC279 https://t.co/xyFZG6q4mR
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) September 9, 2022
This is poetic justice…. I think I’m using that right? Good for Diaz and good for Ferguson and in my opinion, significantly more intriguing than the original main event. https://t.co/ws6hNGaqGX
— Joe Solecki (@JoeSolecki) September 9, 2022
Nate Diaz vs T Ferg & Chimaev vs. Holland . Both 5 rounders . This got weirdly good , real fast ! 🔥🔥🔥 #UFC279
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 9, 2022
Let’s gooo we got a fight card!! Big respect to all the fighters willing to shuffle up the opponents…. fighters fight!!!
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2022
Fight game is wild 🤯 https://t.co/tWAM1P1ksY
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) September 9, 2022
Diaz likely gets to go out a winner, freaking wild
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 9, 2022
Diaz knocks out Ferg in 4th round! https://t.co/eYGpIf9Egs
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 9, 2022
I agree 100%. Leech is the man. https://t.co/ZetR3EEa3a
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) September 9, 2022
279 is honestly better now
— Fabio Cherant (@Buffalomma8) September 9, 2022
Like anything, Mma can be so double standard. There can be a miss weight and not much will happen from it, maybe there is, but you also can miss weight being a big name and things can still workout 🥶. Hard to find the words for the tweet, hope it makes sense
— Kai Kamaka III (@kaiboikamaka) September 9, 2022
