Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has a big ultimate goal now that he’s about to jump divisions.
Weidman is moving up to light heavyweight for the first time, and he’s already talking about the potential for a fight against current champion Jon Jones. After all, Weidman figures, he once knocked off longtime 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva against heavy odds – why couldn’t he do the same to Jones?
But first, Weidman (14-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has some work to do when he takes on the undefeated Dominick Reyes (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 6 main event Friday in Boston. Weidman remains ranked as a middleweight, but a win over Reyes, who is No. 4 at light heavyweight, would certainly be a big way for Weidman to introduce himself to the list at 205 next week.
Check out all the updates after this past weekend’s UFC Tampa, Bellator Milan and ONE Championship 100 events in the latest edition of the USA Today/MMA Junkie rankings and familiarize yourself with the movement that could come next week after UFC Boston.
