Naj85
23-09-2014, 02:31
Vitor Belfort broke the news via his Facebook fan page that Chris Weidman had suffered a broken hand, and would not be able to fight at UFC 181 on Dec 6.
"I’ve just received the news that Chris Weidman broke his hand and, for what everything points to, our fight is gonna be moved to February," wrote Belfort.
The news was confirmed by UFC president Dana White, via Ariel Helwani:
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani
•Unconfirmed so far. RT @guicruzzz: Vitor Belfort tweets Chris Weidman broke his hand and is out of UFC 181. Fight is postponed, per VB.
•Dana White just confirmed to me that Chris Weidman had to pull out of UFC 181 and the Belfort-Weidman fight has now been moved to Feb.
•As a result, Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 is now taking place on Dec. 6, per Dana White.
UFC 181 would have been Weidman's third title fight in less than a year. He took the title from Anderson Silva, kept it in the rematch, and then beat Lyoto Machida in July. Belfort is coming off one of the wildest runs in the sport's history, knocking out Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson in a row, all by head kick.
The Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler rematch had been targeted for early 2015, but has been pushed up by the latest injury.
"I’ve just received the news that Chris Weidman broke his hand and, for what everything points to, our fight is gonna be moved to February," wrote Belfort.
The news was confirmed by UFC president Dana White, via Ariel Helwani:
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani
•Unconfirmed so far. RT @guicruzzz: Vitor Belfort tweets Chris Weidman broke his hand and is out of UFC 181. Fight is postponed, per VB.
•Dana White just confirmed to me that Chris Weidman had to pull out of UFC 181 and the Belfort-Weidman fight has now been moved to Feb.
•As a result, Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 is now taking place on Dec. 6, per Dana White.
UFC 181 would have been Weidman's third title fight in less than a year. He took the title from Anderson Silva, kept it in the rematch, and then beat Lyoto Machida in July. Belfort is coming off one of the wildest runs in the sport's history, knocking out Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson in a row, all by head kick.
The Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler rematch had been targeted for early 2015, but has been pushed up by the latest injury.