Chris Weidman: I have no problem going to 205
Chris Weidman: “So those are the fights I’m going to fight. But if it comes to the point where ’85 looks a little stale, I have no problem going to 205.”
Chris Weidman is the reigning UFC middleweight champion and likely has a couple tough fights in his future, but eventually he could see himself moving up to the light heavyweight division:
Whatever the fans really want to see, and whatever is the toughest challenge for me (is what I want to do), Weidman said. Right now, the 185-pound division is exciting. There’s a lot of guys and a lot of matchups that people want to see me against. So those are the fights I’m going to fight. But if it comes to the point where ’85 looks a little stale, I have no problem going to 205.
I want to clear out the middleweight division, and then fight the best at 205 and show the world what I can do. Once I feel like I’m not loving it and I’m slowing down, then I’ll stop. Hopefully I’m not one of those guys who are doing it for the wrong reasons toward the end and just fighting for a paycheck and getting knocked out every fight.