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Dana White waves off Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 328 weigh-in controversy: ‘The internet is f–king stupid’
UFC CEO Dana White has weighed in on speculation that Khamzat Chimaev did not actually make weight for UFC 328, calling it a case of the internet being ‘f–king stupid.’ Chimaev was last on the scale during the official weigh-ins on Friday morning in New Jersey,
It all fell apart in his very first title defense. In a closely contested bout at the Prudential Center last night, Khamzat Chimaev lost to Sean Strickland by a split decision, who reclaimed the middleweight title for the second time.
Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland both made weight ahead of their UFC middleweight championship bout, but the official weigh-in wasn’t without some controversy.
The UFC 328 flyweight title fight is set after Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira made weight.
Just a reminder that Alex Pereira used to weigh in at 185 pounds. These days, the former middleweight and light heavyweight champion is walking around at heavyweight in advance of his UFC White House interim title fight opposite Ciryl Gane.
He proved that to be true with a split decision victory in Saturday's headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Strickland's title-winning upset of Chimaev at UFC 328.