The UFC has yet to announce a date, but if everything goes according to plan, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will defend his belt against Vitor Belfort in either May or July in Las Vegas. That is according to an ESPN report citing UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. “Depending on Chris Weidman, I’d like to do Vegas [in] May or July,” Fertitta said via text message. UFC president Dana White confirmed that Belfort would be Weidman’s next challenger after the champion defeated Anderson Silva for a second time in their UFC 168 headlining bout on Dec.
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UFC Reportedly Wants Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort in Las Vegas in Either May or July – MMA Weekly