Khamzat Chimaev gave reporters the middle finger and claimed his weight miss was "not bad" after stepping on the scale 7.5lb overweight.
Chimaev, 28, needed to step on the scale no heavier than 171lb for his welterweight fight with Nate Diaz in Las Vegas but he weighed in at 178.5lb. Two days before the weigh-ins, Chimaev told former two-weight UFC champion turned analyst Daniel Cormier he weighed 187lb, meaning he had to cut 16lb in just 48 hours to make the welterweight limit.
It was unclear if Chimaev was going to weigh in for his fight with Diaz, who stepped on the scale at 171lb, as the Chechen was reportedly 10lb overweight. Chimaev then walked to the scale with a smile on his face and put his middle finger up to reporters after his weight miss was read out.
