Already one of the weakest pay-per-view cards the Ultimate Fighting Championship has ever produced, UFC 279 on Saturday saw its top three bouts get rebooked just a day before the event—the reshuffling made necessary by Khamzat Chimaev missing weight by an incredible 7.5 pounds.
Chimaev was demoted to the co-headliner to face Kevin Holland at a 180-pound catchweight, while Tony Ferguson was moved into the main event opposite Nate Diaz. The 38-year-old Ferguson, one of the greatest lightweights of all-time, had looked badly shopworn heading into the match, having lost four fights in a row in one-sided fashion.