UFC 279

The Sporting News will be providing updates from the last weigh-in in the UFC for Nate Diaz.

- Main event: 12:15 a.m. The Sporting News may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up for a streaming service through our links. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 279 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. - Main card: 10 p.m. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost. 12 p.m. 10 a.m. The Sporting News will be providing weigh-in results for UFC 279. Chimaev finally returned in October 2021 and beat Li Jingliang via submission. He made his pro debut in 2018 and joined the UFC in 2020, winning three fights for the promotion that year. Diaz is 14-11 with the UFC and has competed against Clay Guida, Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller, Gray Maynard and Conor McGregor. In the last fight of his UFC contract, he will face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The co-main event for this one is also intriguing. Tony Ferguson is returning the welterweight division on Saturday. His first challenge in this new phase of ...

There’s also a match-up of undefeated UFC heavyweights Jailton Almeida vs. The prelims get an exciting featherweight clash in the featured spot with Hakeem Dawudo vs. Daniel Rodriguez and Irena Aldana vs. Ion Cutelaba, Kevin Holland vs. Rounding out the PPV card is Johnny Walker vs. Tony Ferguson is returning the welterweight division on Saturday.

Darren Till won't get involved in Khamzat Chimaev's beefs, but is there to back him up.

Although White said [“all hell broke loose,”](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-dana-white-video-khamzat-chimaev-vs-kevin-holland-nate-diaz) Till brushed it off. So I was saying that to Kevin, like, ‘None of us are gonna jump, you have your beef with Khamzat. [UFC 279](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-279). [canceling the press conference](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-news-dana-white-cancels-press-conference-for-everybodys-safety-after-backstage-altercations). [From Paulo Costa](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-video-paulo-costa-rips-scared-khamzat-chimaev-after-altercation-jake-shields-nate-diaz) to Kevin Holland. [Darren Till](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/darren-till) won’t get involved in [Khamzat Chimaev](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/khamzat-chimaev)’s beefs, but is there to back him up.

UFC 279 predictions, preview, and analysis for the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (Sept. 10, 2022) at T-Mobile Arena ...

ET on [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D22948457%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com/ufc-prelims%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) PPV with live results and “Khamzat vs. [right here](https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-279-results-live-stream-fight-card-start-time-date-location-odds-highlights-khamzat-nate-diaz-espn-ppv-mma). [MMAmania.com](http://mmamania.com/) will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 279 fight card, starting with the early UFC Fight Pass/ [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D22948457%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com/ufc-prelims%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) “Prelims” matches at 6 p.m. “Anything can happen” is one of the old standbys when it comes to selling people on MMA, and there’s barely any hyperbole involved in this one. ET as well as the remaining undercard balance on ESPNN/ [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D22948457%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com/ufc-prelims%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) at 8 p.m. In a clash of fighters seemingly eager to trip over their own feet at the smallest opportunity, I have to lean towards Cutelaba. if it does turn into a firefight, Aldana’s power has felled superior opponents than Chiasson’s and she’s the superior technician, at least in terms of offense. “The Iceman” was on point; sharp, patient, powerful, the best he’d looked in years. The key to Aldana’s loss to Holly Holm, which will likely put a hard ceiling on her viability as a contender, was an inability to deal with lateral movement. 10, 2022) for its latest pay-per-view (PPV) event, which sees 170-pound ultra-prospect Khamzat Chimaev take on the inimitable Nate Diaz in a five-round featured attraction. Seeing as Diaz’s face is made of stitched-together hamburger meat at this point, odds are that Chimaev’s ground-and-pound either carves Diaz up for a cut stoppage or forces the ref to step in for mercy’s sake after a scorched-earth campaign on Diaz’s remaining brain cells. Bantamweight sluggers Irene Aldana and Macy Chiasson meet in the main card’s sole women’s fight, while floundering Light Heavyweights Johnny Walker and Ion Cutelaba open the show in a must-win battle of finishers.

Check out a live video stream of the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins, featuring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz in Las Vegas.

The weigh-ins take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ET (4 p.m. [UFC 279](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-279-chimaev-vs-diaz) ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 7 p.m.

UFC 279 is headlined by a welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz. UFC 279 takes place th...

Jingliang is a knockout artist and Ferguson is only four months removed from one of the most devastating knockout losses in UFC history. While the main event is a fascinating matchup, the co-main event is where you’ll find the UFC 279 best bet of the night. 10, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-main event of UFC 279 will feature a welterweight bout between Li Jingliang and Tony Ferguson. Bet on the underdog, or pass on this one altogether. If Jingliang manages to wind up on top of Ferguson, Ferguson hasn’t done enough recently to convince anyone that he is able or willing to work back to his feet.

After the press conference for UFC 279 was cancelled by Dana White, reactions followed as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and José Youngs gave their initial ...

I don’t think Dana was aware of the history between Khamzat and Kevin Holland.” The scene was an “absolute s*** show”, according to White. Appears to still be some tensions around the arena.

On July 11, 2022, Nick Bostic of Lafayette, Indiana was driving home from the gas station when he noticed a nearby house on fire. Without hesitation, Bostic ...

Now, he will have the opportunity to meet UFC President Dana White and watch UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz in T-Mobile Arena this Saturday as a thank you for his heroism on July 11. “My opportunity in life and chance to make a difference in the world off just one action,” Bostic said regarding the doors that have opened for him since that night. The way the world is, I’d want to bring my boy or girl into a world with people integrating acts of kindness in their decision making.” I knew one day that the world could be tough for my kids to grow up in and, at a couple points in my life, I didn’t know whether I should think about having kids. When Bostic was approaching the home, he already had made up his mind many years earlier what he’d do in a situation like this. Nonetheless, Bostic crashed through a second-floor window with her in his arms, carrying her to local police as they arrived on scene.

They've Stepped On The Scales In Las Vegas To Make It Official For Saturday's Pay Per View Event.

[Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor](https://www.ufc.com/video/free-fight-nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz-vegas) [Nate Diaz vs Cowboy Cerrone](https://www.ufc.com/video/free-fight-nate-diaz-vs-donald-cowboy-cerrone-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz-vegas) [Khamzat Chimaev vs Li Jingliang](https://www.ufc.com/video/free-fight-khamzat-chimaev-vs-li-jingliang-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz-vegas) [Khamzat Chimaev vs Gilbert Burns](https://www.ufc.com/video/free-fight-khamzat-chimaev-vs-gilbert-burns-ufc-279-chimaev-diaz-vegas) [UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz](/event/ufc-279), Live From T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Nevada. [ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) PPV.

Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by more than seven pounds on Friday, putting his welterweight bout with Nate Diaz in serious jeopardy ahead of UFC 279 on ...

Holland was 179.5 pounds and Rodriguez was 179 for their 180-pound catchweight bout. The news conference was ultimately canceled. Chimaev kicked Holland during the fight. Chimaev, 28, is one of the UFC's biggest rising stars and was a -1000 favorite, per Caesars Sportsbook. It's unclear what would happen contractually if Diaz, 37, does not fight Saturday. Diaz was 171 pounds.