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Chris Weidman argues he should get Robert Whittaker title fight before Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero’s big knockout of Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 this past weekend wasn’t enough to stop other middleweights from making a push for a title shot against champ Robert Whittaker.

Chris Weidman (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), in particular, is one fighter who believes he, and not Romero (13-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), should be the next to challenge for Whittaker’s (19-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) belt.

If things had gone according to plan at UFC 221, Romero’s third-round knockout of Rockhold would have made him the interim 185-pound champion and set him up for a unification match with “The Reaper.” Romero missed weight for the event, though, and his victory as somewhat tainted.

Despite the botched weigh-in, UFC President Dana White confirmed Romero will indeed fight Whittaker next. Weidman hopes to change the mind of the UFC brass, though, and made his argument on social media (via Twitter):

Although Weidman makes a reasonable case, the immediate hole that will be poked into his argument is the fact the former champion is just 1-3 in his past four fights, including a decisive knockout loss to Romero at UFC 205 in November 2016.

After starting his career with 11 straight wins, including capturing the title and defending it three times, Weidman fell into a slump with three consecutive losses. He managed to rebound over the summer, though, submitting Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC on FOX 25 in July.

Now Weidman wants the chance to fight Whittaker and become the first in UFC history with multiple middleweight title reigns.

For complete coverage of UFC 221, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for April: A thrilling battle for the BMF belt

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Kevin Borjas: ‘Alessandro Costa is now Mexican … he’ll be fighting as a visitor’ at UFC 301 in Brazil

Brazil has always been known to be a passionate and fiery crowd when it comes to MMA, and some even think the fans there are wild enough to give their home fighters an edge over their foreign rivals. From throwing things to the famed ‘Uh, Vai Morrer!’ – “You’re...

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