Middleweight title challenger Chris Weidman would fight Jon Jones – if the UFC asked him. “I mean, I’ve got to beat Anderson (Silva) first,” the undefeated Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) said during a media teleconference in support of his headliner against Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) at next week’s UFC 162 event. “That’s the first big step. Whatever the UFC fans and UFC want to do and the fight they want to see, I’m definitely willing to do.” To be clear, nobody is yet asking Weidman to step up in weight to fight the light heavyweight champ Jones, which is what Silva is expected to do if he’s victorious on July 6 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Jones, too, has to make it past Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in September.) Weidman’s chances aren’t as bad as some who’ve faced the middleweight kingpin, as betting lines indicate.
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Once Chris Weidman spoils UFC superfight, he’s happy to book one, too – MMA Junkie