“I can’t say everything here…” Khamzat Chimaev claims weight miss against Nate Diaz was ‘not his plan’; sparks cr*zy theories among fans

Khamzat Chimaev's cryptic words reveal unseen UFC 279 Drama. Brendan Schaub's past prediction gains traction as UFC 294 gets a surprising twist.

“I can’t say everything here…” Khamzat Chimaev claims weight miss against Nate Diaz was ‘not his plan’; sparks cr*zy theories among fans

Khamzat Chimaev on UFC 279 (Image via Imago/BT Sports)

Brendan Schaub recently tweeted about what Khamzat Chimaev said at UFC 294 pre-fight presser. Chimaev provided a glimpse of what happened at UFC 279. UFC 279 was supposed to be headlined by Chimeav and Nate Diaz. However, Chimaev missed weight by a huge margin and was replaced by Tony Ferguson. What Chimaev said at the presser has sparked intrigue among the fans.

Chimaev said at the presser, “Everyone speak about my. I didn’t make weight you know, once in my life. There was some plans to do that. Someway it was not my plans. I can’t say everything here.”Brendan Schaub reposted the video with the caption, “Weird. Callllled that and took a lot of heat for being a “Conspiracy guy.” At UFC 279, UFC did a major reshuffle, resulting in the main event being Diaz vs Ferguson. Chimaev fought Kevin Holland in the co-main event. There was a lot of controversy surrounding the event at the time. With Chimaev’s recent revelation, fans speculated a lot of things.

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Chimaev had a recent opponent change as his original opponent, Paulo Costa, withdrew due to injury. Kamaru Usman replaced Costa on ten days notice. With the inclusion of Usman, the UFC 294 has turned out to be better than the initial fight card. Alexander Volkanovski had already replaced an injured Charles Oliveira on 12 days notice.

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UFC 294 would be Chimaev’s consecutive co-main event for the UFC. He last fought at UFC 279 in the co-main event. If victorious at UFC 294, Chimaev would be next in line to challenge Sean Strickland for the middleweight title. Interestingly, Strickland and Chimaev have trained with each other before at Extreme Couture.

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Fans speculate Brendan Schaub’s theory after Khamzat Chimaev reveals UFC 279 backstory

The recent tweet of Brendan Schaub about UFC 279 has left the fans in a frenzy. Khamzat Chimaev recently revealed that he did nothing wrong at the event. Moreover, he even insinuated that it was part of a plan by unnamed individuals, presumably the UFC brass.

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L-Khamzat Chimaev, R-Kamaru Usman (Image via : MMA Fighting/ CBS Sports)

Fans had a lot to say about the recent revelation of Khamzat Chimaev in the pre-fight presser of UFC 294. See what the fans had to say below!

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Many fans believe that the UFC did it to protect the legacy of Nate Diaz. Some fans even applauded Brendan Schaub for calling it from the beginning. However, some fans thought that Schaub was not intelligent enough to make a theory of that sort on his own. The overwhelming sentiment of the fans was that it was a deliberate plan of the UFC.

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