A little more than a month after his most recent fight, Chris Weidman has decided there won’t be a next one – at least not in the UFC. Weidman (16-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) on Friday announced his retirement on the weigh-ins show for UFC 311 at the host hotel in Los Angeles. Weidman said only a few people in his inner circle knew the decision was coming. Weidman at UFC 310 this past December was knocked out by Eryk Anders in the second round. The fight was a 195-pound catchweight bout on account of the fact the two made weight two weeks prior, but had their bout bumped because of an Anders illness on fight day

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Ex-middleweight champion Chris Weidman announces UFC retirement – MMA Junkie

A little more than a month after his most recent fight, Chris Weidman has decided there won’t be a next one – at least not in the UFC. Weidman (16-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) on Friday announced his retirement on the weigh-ins show for UFC 311 at the host hotel in Los Angeles. Weidman said only a few people in his inner circle knew the decision was coming. Weidman at UFC 310 this past December was knocked out by Eryk Anders in the second round. The fight was a 195-pound catchweight bout on account of the fact the two made weight two weeks prior, but had their bout bumped because of an Anders illness on fight day. “Since I decided to get into this sport, since 2009, the goal was to be a UFC fighter

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Ex-middleweight champion Chris Weidman announces UFC retirement – MMA Junkie