UFC superstar Khamzat Chimaev's weigh-in for his UFC 267 conflict in opposition to China's Li Jingliang raised eyebrows, with the Swedish fighter accused of looking to "pull a quick one" to make weight.

Chimaev, undefeated and touted as a long run champion via president Dana White, tipped the scales at 77.8kg — above the 77kg restrict — and was once given an additional hour to lose the additional weight.

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He stripped bare when he got here again and used a towel to hide his personal portions when he was once at the scale. To the amazement of the ones in attendance, Chimaev weighed in at 75.3kg.

Chimaev was once noticed conserving the highest of the towel right through the second one try, and officers requested him to lift his palms for a 3rd try which confirmed he got here in proper on weight at 77kg.

Chimaev noticed conserving the highest of the towel. (UFC)

As imaginative and prescient of the weigh-in circulated on-line, a number of MMA enthusiasts and newshounds accused the fighter of looking to cheat the scales.

"It was once evident he was once looking to pull a quick one via leaning at the towel. His weight on the second one take a look at: 166 (kilos)! How may that most likely be?" MMA Junie's Simon Samano wrote.

"It was once transparent the dramatically smaller quantity had the whole thing to do with Chimaev's evident towel shenanigans."

Even an authentic can also be heard asking "He misplaced 5 kilos?" in bewilderment right through the clip.

Chimaev's conflict with China's Jingliang can be his first in additional than a 12 months after quickly retiring because of struggling critical well being problems from COVID-19.

He was once scheduled to stand British fighter Leon Edwards ultimate December and in January however certain Covid checks for each males cancelled the bouts.

Ahead of being struck down via the virus, Chimaev burst onto the scene with 3 wins in 66 days and was once hailed as a long run superstar after doing away with a number of combatants within the first spherical.

His ultimate conflict in opposition to Gerald Meerschaert in September 2020 lasted 17 seconds.

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