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MANILA, Philippines – Chris Weidman will defend the world middleweight championship against Luke Rockhold in the co-headliner of the UFC 194 pay-per-view event on December 13.
The 5-round title tilt was announced on Friday, August 14, in a broadcast of ESPN’s SportsCenter.
Weidman (13-0) looks for his fourth-consecutive successful title defense after taking the gold-plated strap from long-time middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva in July 2013.
Fighting out of Long Island, New York, the 31-year-old wrestler is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Vitor Belfort this past May.
Rockhold (14-2) has been on a serious run since he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Belfort in May 2013 – he has won 4 straight matches, including a second-round submission of Lyoto Machida in April.
“I’m so excited for this. This is me building my legacy. Luke is a guy who’s been around. He kind of came into the sport at the same time I did. We were both top prospects,” Weidman said of Rockhold.
UFC 194, which takes place at the 16,800-seater MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is headlined by the highly-anticipated featherweight title unification bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. – Rappler.com
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