Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman does not hide his dissatisfaction with how his upcoming fight with Brad Tavares at UFC 292 will take place within the prelims.
Recall that this performance will be the first for the 39-year-old American since April 2021 - then he received a heavy leg pearl in a duel with Ryan Hall and lost by technical knockout.
“It’s kind of disrespectful, to be honest. I will not pretend that this is not so. I missed two years due to an injury, broke my leg at a PPV tournament, and it was the first event after the coronavirus pandemic, a completely packed arena in Jacksonville. I risked my health, did they put me on prelims?
I intend to show the promotion that this was a bad idea. In the end, it will be better for everyone, because it motivates me more. Okay, assholes, you don't respect me that much? Do you think that I will go out just to check my well-being? No, I'm here to make a name for myself," Weidman said in an interview with ESPN.