Jake Paul has hit out at Dana White, claiming Khamzat Chimaev "screwed" the UFC president by weighing in heavy for his fight with Nate Diaz.
Chimaev weighed in almost 8 lbs over the 170 lbs welterweight limit on Friday, forcing the UFC to cancel the bout and look to match the Russian with Kevin Holland and Diaz with Tony Ferguson. The Stockton brawler is set to leave the UFC after well over a decade with the promotion following his fight at UFC 279 with many fans claiming he was being "fed" to rising star Chimaev.
But Diaz has opened as the favourite to beat fellow UFC veteran Ferguson, leaving social media star Paul to tweet: "Dana White tried to screw over his fellow American Nate Diaz…but the Russian Khamzat Chimaev was a double agent and screwed Dana White. The irony of it all."