Top of UFC 279 Card Undergoes Emergency Shuffle
When Khamzat Chimaev missed weight Friday for his bout with Nate Diaz in Las Vegas by 7.5 pounds on Saturday, UFC 279 was sent into a tilt-a-whirl.
Spinning, spinning, spinning and how would the Saturday card wind up being presentable, let alone strong? BetUS has all the updated odds on the biggest bouts on the card in Sin City.

The powers that be went to work and they came up with a new trifecta of bouts at the top of the UFC 279 card.
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Diaz now heads into the final bout of his UFC contract against Tony Ferguson.
Ferguson had been scheduled to fight Li Jingliang. The change impacted Jingliang, who now will meet Daniel Rodriguez.
Chimaev will go in the co-feature, against Kevin Holland.
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THE NEW #UFC279 CARD IS OFFICIAL 💥 pic.twitter.com/oxMl3XXVqW
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 9, 2022
I will say though, I feel for Li. Super tough new opponent who weighed in almost 10 pounds more than him. Not as big of a name. Tough week for him.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 9, 2022
The odds for the new bouts
Team | Moneyline | Total |
Jingliang Li | +115 | 2½ -150o |
Daniel Rodriguez | -145 | 2½ +120u |
Catchweight. 3 Rounds. T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Team | Moneyline | Total |
Kevin Holland | +400 | 1½ -175o |
Khamzat Chimaev | -600 | 1½ +145u |
Co-Main Event. Catchweight. 5 Rounds. T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Team | Moneyline | Total |
Tony Ferguson | -140 | 4½ -130o |
Nate Diaz | +110 | 4½ Evu |
Main Event. Welterweight. 3 Rounds. T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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