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Former UFC middleweight champs Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman will collide for a second time as they attempt to get back into title contention.
Weidman (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) today tweeted that he’s signed to meet Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at November’s UFC 230 event after Rockhold informed ESPN.com that he’s now satisfied with his contract status along with the booking (via Twitter):
Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) has informed me he and the UFC have come to terms for the Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) fight on 11/3 in NYC. Fight was basically agreed to, but Rockhold needed to speak to UFC about his deal. That’s done, and he anticipates signing shortly.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) August 18, 2018
I’m all signed up
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) August 18, 2018
UFC 230 takes place Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event’s main card airs live on pay-per-view following expected prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Rockhold, No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, and No. 5-ranked Weidman have circled each other since a meeting at UFC 194 in 2015 led to Rockhold seizing the belt from the native New Yorker.
Weidman, 34, lost two more UFC bouts after Rockhold, 33, before rebounding in July 2017 with a submission of Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on FOX 25. A persistent hand injury has kept him from booking a fight until now.
For Rockhold, the bout signals a return to the middleweight division he recently shunned. Prior to a knockout loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 in February, Rockhold said he was headed up to light heavyweight, citing a tough weight cut. He targeted Alexander Gustafsson and eventually booked a fight at UFC 227 before a leg injury forced him to withdraw.
Now, he gets back to work at 185 pounds against an old foe, and with a more lucrative contract he demanded, he’s a happy independent contractor.
With the addition, the latest UFC 230 lineup now includes:
For more on UFC 230, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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