Once the dust settled from Chris Weidman ‘s first defense of the UFC middleweight title – and the shock wore off a little over what happened to Anderson Silva ‘s leg – the questions started about where his next defense would take place. The opponent had been known – UFC President Dana White had already said the white-hot Vitor Belfort would be next in line for the Weidman-Silva winner after UFC 168, which took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas. A Silva win, and a Silva vs. Belfort rematch would make all the sense in the world for their home country of Brazil. But a Weidman win, and maybe there would be some eyebrows being raised over where the fight would take be. But now it appears that question has been answered, and advantage: champion.
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Report: Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort UFC title fight will take place in Las Vegas – MMA Junkie