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Harry Davies

Khamzat Chimaev offered to fight Nate Diaz for free after missing weight

Khamzat Chimaev Nate Diaz UFC UFC 279 Chechen Kevin Holland Tony Ferguson

Khamzat Chimaev insisted he would have fought Nate Diaz for free after their UFC 279 fight was cancelled.

Chimaev was due to serve as the opponent for Diaz's final fight in UFC, but the Chechen missed weight by 7.5lb and Diaz refused to accept a catchweight bout with him. Diaz and was instead booked to fight Tony Ferguson in the main event, whilst Kevin Holland was pulled from his fight with Daniel Rodriguez to face Chimaev.

For the fourth time in his UFC career, Chimaev didn't absorb a single strike as he submitted Holland with a d'arce choke inside two minutes. Diaz also went on to choke out Ferguson on the card and Chimaev insisted he would have given Diaz all of his purse if it meant their fight would have still gone ahead.

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