Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sport

Ken Hathaway

UFC 279 official weigh-in highlights and photo gallery: Three fighters miss

UFC UFC 279

LAS VEGAS – The UFC 279 fight card is now official following Friday’s weigh-in session, where 23 of 26 athletes scheduled to compete successfully hit their marks on the scale.

The session was a disaster, with multiple fighters missing weight, including planned headliner Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) ahead of his intended bout with Nate Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC), as well as multiple undercard fighters.

Check out the weigh-in highlights in the video above, and a photo gallery from all of Friday’s happenings below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 279.

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

Residents of landslide-stricken city in California to get financial help

Residents of landslide-stricken city in California to get financial help

As much as $10,000 will be distributed to some residents of a peninsula on the edge of Los Angeles where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs

The Independent UK

Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away

Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away

Mom of three injected the victim in the shoulder with M99, an anesthetic used on zoo animals which is up to 3,000 times stronger than morphine

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal

Sri Lanka's New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal

Sri Lanka's new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider "alternative means" to continue with a $2.9 billion bailout that aided his country in the wake of a sovereign default but imposed painful austerity.

International Business Times

Mexican Military Mistakenly Shoots Bus Carrying Dozens of Migrants, Killing Six

Mexican Military Mistakenly Shoots Bus Carrying Dozens of Migrants, Killing Six

The incident, which took place in Chiapas, raises concerns about militarization, migrant safety, and accountability for security forces in the country

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Hurricane devastation could disrupt voting in swing state of North Carolina

Hurricane devastation could disrupt voting in swing state of North Carolina

State counties are required to offer at least 13 days of in-person early voting. Many may struggle to meet that

The Guardian - US

University Doctor's Financial/Sexual/Mentoring Arrangement with Non-Student Leads to Title IX Claim

University Doctor's Financial/Sexual/Mentoring Arrangement with Non-Student Leads to Title IX Claim

Not a student or "bona fide intern[]," no Title IX claim, the judge concludes.

Related Stories

Top stories on inkl right now

Residents of landslide-stricken city in California to get financial help

Residents of landslide-stricken city in California to get financial help

As much as $10,000 will be distributed to some residents of a peninsula on the edge of Los Angeles where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs

The Independent UK

Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away

Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away

Mom of three injected the victim in the shoulder with M99, an anesthetic used on zoo animals which is up to 3,000 times stronger than morphine

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka's New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal

Sri Lanka's New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal

Sri Lanka's new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider "alternative means" to continue with a $2.9 billion bailout that aided his country in the wake of a sovereign default but imposed painful austerity.

International Business Times

Mexican Military Mistakenly Shoots Bus Carrying Dozens of Migrants, Killing Six

Mexican Military Mistakenly Shoots Bus Carrying Dozens of Migrants, Killing Six

The incident, which took place in Chiapas, raises concerns about militarization, migrant safety, and accountability for security forces in the country

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Hurricane devastation could disrupt voting in swing state of North Carolina

Hurricane devastation could disrupt voting in swing state of North Carolina

State counties are required to offer at least 13 days of in-person early voting. Many may struggle to meet that

The Guardian - US

University Doctor's Financial/Sexual/Mentoring Arrangement with Non-Student Leads to Title IX Claim

University Doctor's Financial/Sexual/Mentoring Arrangement with Non-Student Leads to Title IX Claim

Not a student or "bona fide intern[]," no Title IX claim, the judge concludes.

Our Picks

Jack Black will induct Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame; Metallica, Tool and Red Hot Chili Peppers members to perform

The Prince Of Darkness will join the annals of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on October 19

Jennifer Aniston responds to strange Barack Obama fling rumour

Who came up with this one???

“You Don’t Respect Anyone!”: Denzel Washington Once Stormed Out Of A Diddy Party, Sources Reveal

"You don't respect anyone!" Denzel Washington reportedly got into an altercation at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ parties in 2003, after witnessing something that caused him to “storm out” of the event. The post “You Don’t Respect Anyone!”: Denzel Washington Once Stormed Out Of A Diddy Party, Sources Reveal first appeared on…

Safe dog chews for aggressive chewers: A vet's guide

Our vet recommends some safe dog chews for aggressive chewers.

Ellen DeGeneres, 66, Says She Stopped Using Botox and Fillers: “I Look Older”

"I used to say that I didn't care what other people thought of me... I said that at the height of my popularity,” the former talk show host said. The post Ellen DeGeneres, 66, Says She Stopped Using Botox and Fillers: “I Look Older” first appeared on Bored Panda.

Is Charli XCX teasing a Brat remix album featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst?

Brat-style billboards featuring Durst’s name, plus Chappell Roan and The 1975’s, are igniting internet speculation, though some believe the reported sightings to be fake

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play