UFC 279 Matches : Tony Ferguson vs Nate Diaz,UFC 279 Press Conference, UFC Updated Cards
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Nate Diaz and Khamzat ,Image- UFC |
Dana White Announces Resuffled UFC 279 Card UFC has completely shuffled the top three fights One day before the scheduled pay-per-view Event, UFC President Dana White On Speaking With SportCenter.
Earlier The Match Was Scheduled Between nate diaz &Khamzet but Khamzet missed weight by 7.5 pounds.Diaz understandably Chose not to Fight such an overweight Opponent. Now, diaz Will Face Tony Ferguson in the main event Of Saturday Show at T-Mobile Arena.
Ferguson Was Scheduled Face Li Jingliang in 2nd Last Bout Of UFC279,Instead,The longtime title contender will setup to five round main event against diaz but Ferguson vs Li Was Only Going To Be of three rounds.
Li,Who Weighted 170.5 pounds Friday,will be now fight Rodriguez.There will be a large weight gap,as Rodriguez Came in 179 Pound.
White Said Khamzat started cramping and locking up during his weight cut,White also Said "getting these guys to agree to different fights can be little tough sometimes,But We Finally Got it done".
Now, Chimaev Will take on Kevin Holland in the UFC 279 co-headliner. Holland Original Opponent was set to be Daniel Rodriguez in a 180 pound catch weight bout, Holland weighted in Friday morning at 179.5 pounds. Holland Chimaev Will also Be in a Five Round Bout.
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Chimaev & Kevin Holland,Image-Twitter |
Chimaev has had a bizarre week,He Got into verbal altercation with middle weight Pulo Costa on Wednesday at the UFC Performance Institute. and Thursday Before the UFC 279 news conference,he got into a skirmish With Holland, Chimaev also Kicked Holland During The Backstage Encounter,Due To Which Press Conference was Ultimately Cancelled To Prevent Further Violence at The Conference Room.
UFC is Providing refunds to Fans with Tickets Who no longer want to see the reshuffled cards, although every Fighter Scheduled for the show is Still Competing.
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