Chris Weidman was willing to take a wide range of matchups in the middleweight division in order to salvage the opportunity to compete on May 2. Weidman (14-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), the former UFC champ at 185 pounds, was supposed to fight Jack Hermansson in Oklahoma City. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic threw the UFC calendar into madness, though, and travel restrictions prevented Hermansson from entering the U.S.
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Chris Weidman says he accepted Yoel Romero, Edmen Shahbazyan before UFC postponements – MMA Junkie