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.