Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has slammed Dana White after the UFC boss mocked him for a "conspiracy theory" surrounding Khamzat Chimaev's involvement at UFC 279 last weekend.
Schaub believes the common conspiracy that last week's event, where Chimaev missed weight for his scheduled bout with Nate Diaz by over seven pounds and was moved to a fight with Kevin Holland, was supposed to go awry. And while the theory almost certainly has no merit, the match-ups of Diaz vs Tony Ferguson, Chimaev vs Holland and Li Jingliang vs Daniel Rodriguez all made more sense on paper.
UFC president White falsely believed it was Pat Miletich, another former fighter, had shared the theory, and went on a trademark rant hurling his usual avalanche of insults at the ex-welterweight during the post-fight press conference. But he truly put reporters in hysterics when he was made aware that it was, in fact, Schaub who had theorised, responding "that makes sense".
