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Dana White explains new UFC 279 main card matchups following official weigh-in debacle

It was a wild Friday for Dana White.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dana White Announces Diaz, Ferguson Will Headline UFC 279

The major changes comes just hours after Chimaev weighed in 7.5 pounds over the contracted weight for his headlining bout against Diaz.

Sports Illustrated

Dana White explains why Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for Nate Diaz fight

Chimaev was due to fight Diaz on Saturday night but weighed in almost eight pounds heavy and will now take on Kevin Holland at UFC 279

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‘Fight game is wild’: Twitter reacts to new UFC 279 main card matchups

Read what the MMA world had to say about the new UFC 279 lineup.

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UFC 279 matchup shuffle: Nate Diaz headlines vs. Tony Ferguson, Khamzat Chimaev faces Kevin Holland in co-main

Multiple last-minute changes were made to the UFC 279 pay-per-view event after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight Friday morning.

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Nate Diaz to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 as Khamzat Chimaev bout is cancelled

Diaz was scheduled to fight Chimaev in the UFC 279 headliner but the Chechen missed weight by 7.5lb and Ferguson will serve as his new opponent

Daily Mirror

UFC 279: Khamzat Chimaev misses weight for Nate Diaz fight then posts joke on Twitter

Chimaev came in at 178.5lbs for his welterweight bout with Nate Diaz, at the end of a week in which the Russian-born Swede also reportedly started a backstage fracas

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UFC 279 predictions: Who’s picking underdog Nate Diaz over 12-1 favorite Khamzat Chimaev?

Check out our staff members' picks for the UFC 279 main card in Las Vegas.

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Nate Diaz Reveals His Fears Ahead of UFC 279 Headliner

Diaz goes inward for what scares him most—and it's not his final fight for UFC.

Sports Illustrated

UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson - LIVE stream, TV channel, UK start time, fight card, prediction, latest odds today

Nate Diaz takes on Tony Ferguson in a new UFC 279 main event in Las Vegas tonight after a wild 24 hours in the sport.

Evening Standard

Andreas Michael says Khamzat Chimaev gave Kevin Holland ‘a boot in the chest’ in UFC 279 melee

"Khamzat went inside by himself, then it started with Kevin Holland. He gave him like a boot in the chest."

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Darren Till downplays UFC 279 press conference brawl: ‘Nothing, it’s just team vs. team’

"It's like they're gonna protect Nate and we're gonna protect Khamzat and it's team vs. team. That's all it is."

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Khamzat Chimaev tells Nate Diaz he "got what he deserved" after backstage brawl

UFC boss Dana White was forced to call off last night's final press conference for Diaz's fight with Chimaev due to a seemingly violent backstage incident involving the pair

Daily Mirror

100-person brawl breaks out as Dana White is forced to cancel UFC 279 press conference

Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz were due to address the media for the last time before their fight this weekend

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Khamzat Chimaev sparks 100-person brawl as "all hell breaks loose" at UFC 279

Chimaev was involved in multiple incidents, including one with opponent Nate Diaz, which forced the UFC 279 press conference to be cancelled

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Khamzat Chimaev: Nate Diaz, Kevin Holland got what they ‘deserved’ in UFC 279 press conference brawl

Khamzat Chimaev appears to have no regrets for his role in the melee that canceled the UFC 279 press conference.

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Twitter reacts to UFC 279 news conference backstage melee

Check out what the MMA world had to say about the abrupt ending to the UFC 279 news conference due to altercations that broke out backstage.

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Dana White describes scene of backstage melee at UFC 279 press conference: ‘All hell broke loose’

In over two decades as UFC president Dana White says he's never seen anything like what happened Thursday.

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Kevin Holland, Daniel Rodriguez bicker over kung fu styles as lone pairing at UFC 279 press conference

Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez unexpectedly took center stage at the UFC 279 press conference.

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UFC 279 video: Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez press conference faceoff

Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez had their first staredown at the UFC 279 pre-fight press conference.

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Kevin Holland: Khamzat Chimaev ‘only does this extra wannabe street sh*t when the media is around’

Ahead of UFC 279, Kevin Holland said there's no beef with Khazmat Chimaev and he's just telling it how he sees it – and he sees a phony.

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Daniel Rodriguez largely leaving UFC 279 chatter to Kevin Holland, but ‘if you ain’t trash talking back, you’re getting roasted’

"If you ain't trash talking back, you're getting roasted, bro."

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UFC 279: Make your predictions for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC 279 event in Las Vegas, which features Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz.

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Watch ‘Big Mouth’ Kevin Holland rap about smoking weed in this music video

UFC welterweight standout Kevin Holland can spit bars.

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Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez verbally agreed to for UFC 279 in Las Vegas

Kevin Holland will look to snap the win streak of Daniel Rodriguez at September's UFC pay-per-view.

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