Struggle followers who had been dissatisfied when Chris Weidman and Eryk Anders’ middleweight bout was pulled from UFC 309, will not have to attend lengthy to see it occur.
The promotion introduced on Wednesday that the combat had been rescheduled for UFC 310 (Dec. 7) in Las Vegas, this time at a catchweight of 195 kilos.
The pair had been speculated to face off final week in New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard as a part of the preliminary card however Anders pulled out on the final minute because of an unspecified sickness.
In a social media submit shortly after information broke, Weidman mentioned he discovered that Anders was sick as he was about to stroll into the world and that he was “utterly devastated.”
“I felt so good for this combat, so prepared. My head is spinning that that is occurring,” he mentioned. “Simply felt so good and I used to be excited to placed on a present at Madison Sq. Backyard. I’m so gutted.”
Weidman, 40, is an MMA veteran of over almost twenty years and a former middleweight champion. Since dropping his belt to Luke Rockhold in 2015, nevertheless, “The All-American” has misplaced seven of his final 10 contests. He lately snapped a three-fight skid in March, choosing up a call win over Bruno Silva and enhancing his document to 16-7-0 (12-7-0 in UFC).
In the meantime, Anders enters the combat seeking to decide up some momentum. His final UFC bout was a call win over Jamie Pickett in March however “Ya Boi” hasn’t gained back-to-back contests below the banner since 2019. He enters the matchup with a document of 16-8-0 (8-8-0 in UFC).
UFC 310 is headlined by flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja taking over UFC debutant Kai Asakura in a title combat at T-Cell Area.
