UFC 279 press conference

2022 - 9 - 9

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Mass brawl sees UFC 279 press conference cancelled as 'all hell ... (Daily Express)

The UFC 279 press conference was cancelled on Thursday night after a mass brawl broke out backstage. Six fighters were involved in the altercation with ...

The UFC 279 press conference was cancelled on Thursday night after a mass brawl broke out backstage. But after Holland and Daniel Rodriguez spoke to the assembled media, White cut the press conference following a brief conversation with one of his members of staff. According to White, Ghosn was hit by multiple water bottles and took some slaps and kicks as well. There were so many people in all the camps that once this started it would have been bad. He continued: “There were multiple fighters involved in this thing, the camps hadn’t even got into it yet. All hell broke loose out here, we stopped it but we didn’t do a good enough job of not letting it happen.”

Dana White explains why he decided to cancel the UFC 279 press ... (GiveMeSport)

Dana White has provided further clarity after the UFC 279 press conference was abruptly cancelled minutes after it began “for everybody's safety.”

There aren’t nearly as many people as there are for the ceremonial weigh-ins. It was absolutely nuts back here. “It was crazy. “The Diaz camp showed up with 57 people. Then you had multiple guys going on back here. We were wrong.

Darren Till downplays UFC 279 press conference brawl: 'Nothing ... (MMA Junkie)

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.

Dana White cancels UFC 279 press conference for safety reasons ... (talkSPORT.com)

Chaos in Las Vegas saw UFC president cancel a press conference moments after it began.On Thursday evening, an altercation between fighters backstage f.

He felt that due to the number of people involved in the altercations, he feared it erupting on stage, hence the decision made for everyone’s safety. It was initially reported that Chimaev push kicked Holland in the chest, though the latter appeared to deny this, tweeting that he offered to trim the beard of Chimaev, a Muslim. It was absolutely nuts back here.” … It was crazy. “Trust me when I tell you this is the right decision not to do this press conference right now. For everybody’s safety, this is the right decision.

UFC 279 Press Conference Cancelled, Mike Heck and José Youngs ... (FIGHT SPORTS)

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.

UFC 279 press conference cancelled after backstage incidents ... (The Independent)

Chimaev reportedly kicked fellow fighter Kevin Holland, before Nate Diaz's team became involved.

“You know how Nate and Khamzat are; they could have some words and we have enough people here to deal with it. “What we didn’t have enough people for was everybody to start fighting. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Tiki took a couple of water bottles to the head, a couple slaps, kicks. “Tiki took a couple for the team and he’s not even on the team. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. There was no security over there because everybody was dealing with the other thing, and once it all started erupting, it was just a s*** show.” [UFC](/topic/ufc) president Dana White brought just two fighters onto the stage – Holland and opponent Daniel Rodriguez – with the intention of proceeding in kind with the remaining combatants, but the press conference was instead cancelled as one of numerous altercations took place backstage. There were multiple things going on at the same time. “There were multiple things going on at the same time. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our “If it wasn’t for Tiki, we would have been in trouble,” White said.

Nate Diaz Reveals His Fears Ahead of UFC 279 Headliner (Sports Illustrated)

Diaz goes inward for what scares him most—and it's not facing Khamzat Chimaev in his final fight for UFC.

While 279 has its share of star power, it is by no means a contender for the deepest card of the year. People are going to see the best, so keep your eyes open.” That’s why I’m done with the promotion. Chimaev is the overwhelming odds favorite, but Diaz (20–13) has no issues being the underdog. That’s the plan. “I spent two years of my life fighting in Vegas. “I’m still going to fight, 100 percent,” Diaz says. With the exception of his last fight, where Gilbert Burns nearly knocked him out, Chimaev (11–0) has defeated opponents with relative ease. They can run, and they creep up on you.” But Diaz is human. “That was scary as f---. There is no opponent who frightens the MMA icon from Stockton, Calif.