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Nate Diaz and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 279

Think you had a hectic week?

It was probably nothing compared to Dana White's.

The UFC czar saw his monthly pay-per-view show turned upside down at the last possible moment on Friday when would-be main eventer Khamzat Chimaev missed weight and necessitated fighter swaps in each of the card's top three bouts.

Chimaev's original opponent, Nate Diaz, instead wound up in the main event against veteran lightweight-turned-welterweight Tony Ferguson, while Chimaev dropped to the No. 2 slot against Kevin Holland. The foes initially penciled in for Ferguson and Holland—Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez—were matched against each other in bout No.