Khamzat Chimaev will not be punished by the UFC despite missing weight for his ill-fated fight with Nate Diaz.
Chimaev had agreed to touch gloves with UFC veteran Diaz at UFC 279 tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, having already sparked a huge brawl which saw a press conference cancelled, Chimaev caused further havoc to the event after tipping the scales at 178.5lb, missing the 171lb limit by 7.5lb.
The Chechen star seemed unconcerned when he walked to the scales and smiled despite a poor reception from the crowd, before claiming his weight was "not bad" despite being a distance from his target weight. Despite his actions, the UFC have elected not to take disciplinary action against the rising star, who has now been found a replacement opponent in Kevin Holland.
