Dustin Poirier questions Khamzat Chimaev’s scale moment before Sean Strickland fight

TL;DR

Dustin Poirier has raised concerns about Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in process before his fight with Sean Strickland. Chimaev appeared drained and stepped on the scale late, leading to questions about the accuracy of the reading.

Key points

Dustin Poirier questions Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in.
Chimaev appeared drained during the weigh-in.
Fans are skeptical about the accuracy of the weigh-in reading.
Daniel Cormier defended the weigh-in process.

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Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 328 weigh-in has become a major talking point before his middleweight fight with Sean Strickland.

Chimaev looked drained on the scale, stepped up late in the window and had fans questioning whether the reading was handled too quickly.

Daniel Cormier has already defended the process, but Dustin Poirier has now added fresh doubt around what happened before the Strickland fight.

Dustin Poirier casts doubt on Khamzat Chimaev weigh-in

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Poirier discussed the controversy last Friday on “Ariel Helwani Live!”, where he explained why the weigh-in footage did not fully convince him.

“If you watch the video, as soon as he steps on the scale, they say ‘185’, but it didn’t even have time to balance,” the former UFC lightweight interim champion said.

“This is like a hang scale, as soon as he steps on 185, even if you read the weight quick, you have to let it balance to see if the guy’s on or, if it’s still balancing, he’s a couple ounces [over]. It’s tough to say.”

His words just increased the debate around UFC 328’s biggest fight.

Khamzat Chimaev could soon leave middleweight

The controversy also feeds into the wider feeling that this may be Chimaev’s final fight at middleweight.

Poirier shares that view, saying: “I think he could probably go to 205 lbs, because he looked bad on the scale, I thought.”

That would not come from nowhere. Chimaev has already called out Alex Pereira before the Brazilian star moved up to heavyweight.

There is also his long-standing feud with Paulo Costa, who just moved up to light heavyweight.

Q&A

What did Dustin Poirier say about Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in?

Dustin Poirier expressed doubts about the legitimacy of Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in, questioning whether the process was handled properly.

Why are fans concerned about Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in for UFC 328?

Fans are concerned because Chimaev looked drained during the weigh-in and stepped on the scale late, raising questions about the accuracy of the weight reading.

Who defended Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in process?

Daniel Cormier has defended the weigh-in process for Khamzat Chimaev ahead of his fight with Sean Strickland.