Pros have reacted to Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson’s main-eventing UFC 279.<\/p>\n
The Stockton native was first set to face Khamzat Chimaev tomorrow night from the T-Mobile Arena. The matchup was going to be a rare non-title pay-per-view main event. As it turns out, fans will still be getting a non-title headliner, but it won’t be Diaz vs. Chimaev.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, the fan-favorite successfully made weight for the welterweight fight. However, ‘Borz’ missed terribly, as he came in at 178.5-pounds for the contest, with that, the fight was scrapped. It was later learned that Chimaev was ordered<\/a> to stop cutting by a doctor.<\/p>\n Luckily, the UFC and Dana White weren’t letting this card gets canceled, even with the main event in shambles. Earlier this evening, the UFC president took to SportsCenter<\/a> to give an update on the status of UFC 279.<\/p>\n The card is now official, barring any last-second issues. In the main event, fans will see Nate Diaz face Tony Ferguson in a welterweight clash. Despite rumors of ‘El Cucuy’ wanting a three-round fight, the contest will be five-rounds. It’s also the last fight on Diaz’s UFC contract.<\/p>\n The co-main event will see Khamzat Chimaev fight Kevin Holland<\/a> at a 180-pound catchweight. ‘Trailblazer’ requested the fight be five rounds, and he has gotten his wish. The bout will be only the fourth non-main event non-title five-round fight in UFC history.<\/p>\n Lastly, Li Jingliang will face Daniel Rodriguez on the main card as well. ‘The Leech’ and ‘D-Rod’ were originally expected to face Ferguson and Holland respectively. However, they’ve since been scheduled to face each other in a 180-pound catchweight.<\/p>\n See how MMA pros reacted to the new card below:<\/p>\n Let\u2019s gooo we got a fight card!! Big respect to all the fighters willing to shuffle up the opponents\u2026. fighters fight!!!<\/p>\n — Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n