UFC 279 this weekend - but MMA fans have been thrilled by their new match-ups. Undefeated Chimaev, who was a huge favourite to beat veteran Diaz in the last fight of his UFC contract, missed weight by 7.5 pounds after Dana White cancelled the press conference due to a back-stage scrap.After a frantic few hours in which matchmakers went back to the drawing board in a bid to save the T-Mobile Arena card, Diaz will face a fellow veteran with Chimaev going up against Kevin Holland their own war of words. READ NEXT: Ex-Chelsea prospect tormented by Didier Drogba now fighting for heavyweight MMA title Stockton's Diaz (20-13) will take on former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson (25-7) who has moved up to welterweight after losing four consecutive bouts.Chimaev (11-0) will now face Holland (23-7), who was due to fight Daniel Rodriguez, at catchweight after their backstage feud spiralled out of control in the week.To complete the top three fights on the card, Ferguson's planned opponent Li Jingliang (19-7) will take on Rodriguez (16-2), despite him weighing in 10lbs less. Will Nate Diaz win in what might be his final UFC bout? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below. One fan wrote: "Card is now 10x better than what it originally was supposed to be!!" With a second adding: "This is one of the greatest events to ever happen in this sport."A third continued: "This is 10x better." With a fourth agreeing: "Circumstances aside this is quite an upgrade."Chimaev, who battled past former title contender Gilbert Burns back in April, is said to have missed weight by such a margin after advice to stop cutting came from a doctor.White said of the card changes: "Obviously, when something like this happens, you have
