Weidman Hits Out At The UFC For Putting Him On The Prelim Card

Chris Weidman has been left disappointed after he was placed on the UFC 292 preliminary card for a fight against Brad Tavares.

Weidman does have a considerable pedigree because he is a former middleweight champion.

While that may have been the case, Weidman has been out of the cage for over a year following a leg injury in his last fight with Uriah Hall in 2021.

Therefore, there was a perception that Weidman may no longer be able to cut it at the top level. 

Nevertheless, Weidman has made it clear that he will put on a solid performance against Tavares. And in doing so, he had a few choice words to say about the UFC. 

“It’s kind of disrespectful, to be honest. I’m not gonna pretend like it’s not. To be out for two years with a broken injury, I broke my leg on the mats of the UFC on a pay-per-view, first card since COVID, first fully packed arena in Jacksonville; put my body on the line and they put me on a prelim?

“That’s a bad idea. “You know what? It probably works out for everybody at the end of the day because it’s a little bit of motivation. Like, ‘Alright, at first you disrespect me like that. What, you think I’m done?’ No, I’m here to make a statement,” Weidman

Nevertheless, at the age of 39, Weidman is entering into the latter parts of his career. So by putting in a solid performance, he has a chance to remind the division of his skills. 

And yet, given his mass inactivity, the social media response was not in his favor.

Social Media Reaction

Ain't fought in ages. You were never a draw. What disrespect

— simon (@simonxmike) August 17, 2023

Five years of inactivity is ages lad. MMAists have 10-15 year careers. Most of those years constitute early on and late in the career outside their prime

— simon (@simonxmike) August 17, 2023

Dude you have one win in the past like 5 years. And it was a VERY unimpressive win against Omari akhmedov. https://t.co/KfapyHUvko

— 𝓜𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝔂𝓵𝓸𝓷 (@MikeEffinNeylon) August 17, 2023