UFC 279 LIVE: Diaz vs Ferguson and Chimaev vs Holland fight results tonight

Re-live updates from a drastically-reworked fight card at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena

Diaz to face Ferguson at UFC 279; Chimaev embraces boos at weigh-in

Nate Diaz exited the UFC with a submission victory on Saturday, beating fellow fan favourite Tony Ferguson in the final fight of his UFC contract.

Diaz had been scheduled to take on the UFC’s fastest-rising star, Khamzat Chimaev, in the main event of UFC 279, but Chimaev weighed in seven-and-a-half pounds over the welterweight limit, causing the card to be drastically reworked. American Diaz ultimately took on compatriot Ferguson, who was originally due to face Li Jingliang. The Chinaman instead fought Daniel Rodriguez, whose original opponent Kevin Holland went up against Chimaev.

Diaz and Chimaev both emerged as submission winners from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with 37-year-old Diaz forcing Ferguson, 38, to tap out to a guillotine choke in the fourth round, after Chimaev had submitted Holland with a D’Arce choke in the co-main event. “I outdid everybody on pay, I outdid everybody on surviving,” Diaz reflected on his UFC career in his post-fight interview. “I wanna get out [of] the UFC for a minute and show all these other fighters how to own up another sport. Then I’m gonna be right back here to get a motherf*****g UFC title.” Re-live updates from UFC 279 below.

UFC 279 LIVE

• Fans at T-Mobile Arena boo tribute to the Queen following her death this week
• Nate Diaz def. Ferguson via fourth-round submission (guillotine choke, 2:52)
• Chimaev def. Holland via first-round submission (D’Arce choke, 2:13)
• Rodriguez def. Li via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Aldana def. Chiasson via third-round TKO (up-kick, 2:21)
• Walker def. Cutelaba via first-round submission (rear-naked choke, 4:37)

[11 September 2022 02:38 · Alex Pattle]

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Erosa is out first, followed by Dawodu.

[11 September 2022 02:30 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 279 LIVE

The final prelim bout is up next, as Hakeem Dawodu takes on Julian Erosa at featherweight.

[11 September 2022 02:29 · Alex Pattle]

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[11 September 2022 02:21 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 279 LIVE

Jailton Almeida def. Anton Turkalj via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:27).

[11 September 2022 02:19 · Alex Pattle]

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Almeida vs Turkalj – Round 1

Almeida flattens out Turkalj and briefly looks to have a rear naked choke, but he transitions to an arm-triangle attempt again...

Now back to a rear naked choke, and it’s in tight! Turkalj soon taps!

[11 September 2022 02:18 · Alex Pattle]

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Almeida vs Turkalj – Round 1

Almeida immediately shoots for a takedown against the cage and gets Turkalj to the mat.

Turkalj does well to stand but is lifted and slammed to the canvas at once.

Almeida looks like he’s trying to set up an arm-triangle choke...

[11 September 2022 02:14 · Alex Pattle]

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Almeida vs Turkalj at 220lbs, here we go!

[11 September 2022 02:04 · Alex Pattle]

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[11 September 2022 02:00 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 279 LIVE

Next, Jailton Almeida faces Anton Turkalj in a catchweight bout.

[11 September 2022 01:57 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 279 LIVE

Denis Tiuliulin def. Jamie Pickett via second-round TKO (knee, ground strikes; 4:52).