Khamzat Chimaev is dismissing the criticism he received after missing weight for UFC 279 this past Saturday.
Originally scheduled to fight Nate Diaz, Chimaev weighed in seven-and-a-half pounds over the limit, which forced a reshuffling of the final bouts atop the pay-per-view event on 24 hours’ notice. His reaction — shrugging his shoulders and giving the middle finger — led to intense backlash, and for the first time since joining the UFC, ‘Borz’ was booed heavily. And he couldn’t care less.
“You care about that s—t? I don’t care,” said Chimaev during his post-fight press conference (video provided by MMA Fighting).