Före detta mellanviktsmästaren Chris Weidman förlorade senast bältet då han slogs ut av Luke Rockhold, när de möttes under UFC 194. Bältet har sedan dess bytt händer ytterligare en gång, och nu är Michael Bisping mästare i viktklassen. Det är något som Chris tycker är aningen pinsamt, och detta hade han att säga via ”The MMA Hour”:
It’s surreal when people ask me who the champion is in my weight class and I have to say Michael Bisping. It’s a little embarrassing, but, it’s the way it goes. Honestly, all power to him, he went out there on short notice and knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round. More power to him.
I just don’t think he is the best champion we’ve seen. I just never thought he was championship material, to be honest with you. It was far-fetched for him to get a title shot, he was at the right place, right time when I got injured and he had the opportunity to step up and win the belt.
He made it work, but, before that, he was in the UFC for how long and he never fought for the belt. So for him to fight for the belt and become champion, it’s definitely a weird thing to let soak in.
Weidman var obesegrad innan förlusten mot Rockhold med hela 13 segrar i ryggen, där nio av dem tillkommit via olika former av avslut.
