Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman has booked his first Octagon stroll since struggling a compound fracture of his proper fibula and tibia in 2021, with a pairing in opposition to veteran division staple, Brad Tavares anticipated to happen on August 19. at UFC 292 from the TG Backyard in Boston, Massachusetts.
Weidman, who headlined the promotion’s most up-to-date go to to Boston in a knockout loss to former mild heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes in a quick divisional transfer, most just lately featured on the principle card of UFC 261 again in April 2021, in a rematch with the now-retired Uriah Corridor.
Sidelined for the reason that Jacksonville, Florida occasion, Chris Weidman suffered a catastrophic leg harm simply 17-seconds into the opening spherical, fracturing his proper tibia and fibula after seeing an early leg kick checked by The Final Fighter veteran, Corridor.
Chris Weidman books Octagon return in East Coast homecoming
And as per an preliminary report from Newsday reporter, Mark Le Monica, Chris Weidman will return to motion for the primary time since his horrific leg harm, taking over Hawaiian veteran, Tavares at UFC 292 on the East Coast in August of this 12 months.
A former undisputed middleweight champion, Weidman, 38, who’s most up-to-date win got here within the type of a call victory over Omari Akhmedov, received divisional gold in a shocking KO win over incoming Corridor of Fame inductee, Anderson Silva again in 2013.
Defending the crown in a right away title rematch with the Brazilian – who himself suffered a leg fracture of their re-run, Weidman would then stay championship holder in a pair of back-to-back victories in opposition to Brazilian duo and former champions, Lyoto Machida, and Vitor Belfort.
Dropping the title within the co-main occasion of UFC 194, Weidman succumbed to floor strikes in opposition to Luke Rockhold in December 2015.
UFC 292 takes place on August 19. from the TD Backyard in Boston, Massachusetts, with an undisputed bantamweight title combat between champion, Aljamain Sterling, and challenger, Sean O’Malley anticipated to take major occasion honors.
Within the evening’s co-headliner, undisputed strawweight titleholder, Zhang Weili is slated to defend her crown in a conflict in opposition to Brazilian contender, Amanda Lemos.
