Khamzat Chimaev has claimed he offered to pay Nate Diaz his $2million purse to fight him at UFC 279 last night.
Chimaev and Diaz were due to clash in the Las Vegas main event but the Swede came in 7.5lb heavy on Friday which led to the bout being cancelled. Chimaev ultimately fought, and choked out, Kevin Holland, while Diaz submitted Tony Ferguson to end his UFC career on a high.
But Chimaev insists he was willing to forfeit his entire purse to ensure his fight with Diaz went ahead. "I could make that weight, the doctor stopped that," he told ESPN. "So yeah, what I could do now? I was waiting [to see what] UFC said to me. I said I want to fight so I'll give all my money to that guy.
