Khamzat Chimaev 'blames' UK fighter for missing UFC 279 weight

Khamzat Chimaev will no longer be headlining UFC 279 against Nate Diaz due to missing weight on the scales before their Welterweight contest.

Chimaev will still be in action on the night in the co-main event against Kevin Holland in a Catchweight bout, which many fans are predicting could be a barnburner.

‘Borz’ would ‘blame’ one of his closest friends and a huge name in the British MMA scene for missing weight on the night itself!

Here is what Khamzat Chimaev had to say with regards to his missed weight at the UFC 279 weigh-ins and which British fighter he ‘blamed’ for missing weight.

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Taking to Twitter, Chimaev would jokingly blame Darren Till for missing weight for his UFC 279 main event, posting a picture of the two with them looking a lot beefier than usual:

@darrentill2 It’s his fault