LAS VEGAS – Khamzat Chimaev came in heavy.
The UFC contender missed weight on his first attempt to make the welterweight limit for his bout against Nate Diaz in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 279 in Las Vegas.
Chimaev missed weight by a big amount, as he came in at 178.5 pounds – 7.5 pounds over the welterweight limit. Meanwhile, Diaz made weight, registering 171 on the scale.
Below are the reactions to the weight misses and the change in matchups:
Daniel Cormier
Khamzat weighed 178!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 9, 2022
Gilbert Burns
Dumbass 🤦🏾♂️🤡
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) September 9, 2022
Belal Muhammad
Dang this sucks
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2022
He’s young and dumb but he knows how to fight
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) 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
Saidyokub Kakhramonov
178.5 pd wtf man
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) 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
Dustin Poirier
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 9, 2022
Renato Moicano
What a shit show
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) September 9, 2022
Adrian Yanez
Gotta make weight my guy 🤙🏽
— Adrian Yañez (@yanezmma) September 9, 2022
Kyle Daukaus
Still blows my mind “professionals” miss weight…
— Kyle Daukaus (@KyleDaukaus) September 9, 2022
Randy Brown
If y'all need a welterweight to Jump in hit my line.
— Randy Brown (@TouchNgo_) September 9, 2022
Paulo Costa
🧁#GourmetChenChen trying losing some weight 🐥😅
Good morning for those can’t make weight 👍 pic.twitter.com/podnXDsktp— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) September 9, 2022
Randy Costa
Sheeeeesh
— Randy Costa (@RandyCosta135) September 9, 2022
Derek Brunson
Chimaev & Till attempting to cut weight after weighing in at 178.5 for 170 😂😂😂😱 #UFC279 pic.twitter.com/XsZ0TbloKL
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 9, 2022
Julian Marquez
Okay, so what happens next? 8lbs is a lot of weight. I’m pretty sure commission cuts the fight after 5lb over (not 100% on that). Did we just lose our headliner? #ufc279
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) September 9, 2022
Kyle Daukaus
Still blows my mind “professionals” miss weight…
— Kyle Daukaus (@KyleDaukaus) September 9, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev
@darrentill2 It’s his fault 😂 pic.twitter.com/chmZTZ7ctc
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) September 9, 2022
Dillon Danis
khamzat chimaev missing weight just shows how much of a pussy he is. real gangsters make weight.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) September 9, 2022
Yancy Medeiros
He didn’t miss weight. He didn’t want to make weight.. #realfighter #professional @NateDiaz209 💯
— Yancy Medeiros (@ymedeiros) September 9, 2022
Matt Frevola
MAKE WEIGHT YOUR A PROFESSIONAL!!!!!!!
— Matt “The Steamrolla”Frevola (@SteamRollaa) September 9, 2022
Julia Avila
Baffled at how juvenile these professionals are handling themselves.
Do your job, make weight, fight IN the cage, move on. Y’all taking about real gangsters and shit when you can’t even articulate yourselves nor compose a proper fucking sentence.
So much bravado and now look.
— Julia Avila (@RagingPandaMMA) September 9, 2022
Nick Newell
Maybe less time bullshiting around & more time in the sauna
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) September 9, 2022
Bryce Mitchell
Fuckin bullshit! pic.twitter.com/LWg1ielTb7
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) September 9, 2022
Jake Paul
Diaz vs Ferguson is the right main event. That was the fight to make for Nate from the get go.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) 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
Marlon Vera
Missing weight, that’s not gangster move.
— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) September 9, 2022
Nick Maximov
— Nick Maximov (@nickmax15) September 9, 2022
Tony Ferguson
# UFC279 Hashtag “Oh💨Shit” -CSO- 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 @ufc @danawhite pic.twitter.com/ILmsgs3jwQ
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) September 9, 2022
Chris Weidman
Always a medical issue 🤦🏻♂️! Punk move to miss weight by that much and come on scale smiling. He doesn’t deserve that fight. It’s cheating. Chimaev- holland .. Diaz- Ferguson .. they all get paid more other than chimaev https://t.co/jB8ZAKhW8Y
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 9, 2022
Jared Gordon
Oh MMA
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) September 9, 2022
Jorge Masvidal
There’s only 2 flights left…lmk pic.twitter.com/uQc9QZOXbQ
— BMF.eth (@GamebredFighter) September 9, 2022
