Chris Weidman The heavily anticipated UFC middleweight title fight between champ Chris Weidman and top challenger Vitor Belfort is off. MMAjunkie has learned from several sources close to the promotion that Weidman has suffered an injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from the contest. The sources all spoke on the condition of anonymity because none of them were authorized to publicly discuss the matter. An announcement from the organization is expected shortly. The contest was expected to headline next month’s UFC 184 event, but that honor will now fall to UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who faces Cat Zingano in what was originally announced as the co-main event . UFC 184 takes place Feb.
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Chris Weidman-Vitor Belfort off, Ronda Rousey-Cat Zingano is UFC 184 headliner – MMA Junkie