Injury forces Weidman out of UFC 199
Chris Weidman was scheduled to rematch Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title at UFC 199, but unfortunately has suffered an injury and will be unable to compete.
Chris Weidman was scheduled to rematch Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title at UFC 199, but unfortunately has suffered an injury and will be unable to compete:
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According to reports, Chris Weidman has been forced out of his planned UFC 199 championship rematch with Luke Rockhold.
After initial reports by TalkMMA on Twitter, FloCombat reported the bout is off. MMAjunkie subsequently confirmed the injury with sources close to the bout.
Rockhold reacted to the news on social media saying he was ready to go and will fight anyone the UFC comes up with:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFftMN_IaI3/
No official announcement has been made by the UFC who is likely waiting to lock down a replacement before putting out a press release.
Several fighters have already thrown their hat in the mix, willing to take the fight:
https://twitter.com/bisping/status/732681701168689152
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