The UFC contender failed to make weight on his first attempt to compete at welterweight against Nate Diaz.
Chimaev was 7.5 pounds over the welterweight limit, so he missed weight by a large margin.
Tony vs Nate at 170 and Diaz vs Khamzat at 185. Leech can serve as a special guest referee.
if you miss weight by 2 pds for a good reason, such as a last-minute fight, running out of time, or flying from another country, but wtf man 8 pds
Chimaev, 28, is a rising star in the UFC and was a -1000 favourite.
Chimaev got into a brawl with Kevin Holland, who is fighting on the UFC 279 card.
Both fighters in the co-main event made weight for UFC 279. Tony Ferguson and Li Jingliang both weighed 170.5 pounds.