Chris Avila is still criticizing Khamzat Chimaev for his weight miss that led to a seismic shift at UFC 279 earlier this month.
Originally scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in his final UFC appearance, Chimaev lost out on the opportunity after he missed weight by 7.5 pounds. That forced the promotion to reshuffle the pay-per-view event on 24 hours’ notice, which saw Diaz and Chimaev paired against different opponents in Tony Ferguson and Kevin Holland.
Both men earned wins, as Diaz submitted Ferguson via fourth-round guillotine and Chimaev steamrolled Holland for a first-round D’arce, but Avila was left with a sour taste in his mouth given all that happened during the week.