Chris Weidman will make his first appearance in the Octagon in over two years when he faces Brad Tavares at UFC 292.
Newsday He was the first to report the middleweight booking. This will be Weidman’s first fight since suffering a horrific broken leg 17 seconds into his clash with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on April 24, 2021. Weidman, who broke his right fibula and tibia with a low kick, had to undergo multiple surgeries. to recover from injury.
UFC 292 takes place on August 19 at TD Garden in Boston, and is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight title tilt between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. In the co-main event, Weili Zhang will defend her strawweight crown against Amanda Lemos.
A former UFC middleweight champion, the 38-year-old Weidman has only been 2-6 in the Las Vegas-based promotion since December 2015 — which goes back to when he relinquished the belt to Luke Rockhold at UFC 194. Weidman’s win came The last at UFC Fight Night 174, when he defeated Omari Ahmadov in August 2020.
Meanwhile, Tavares is on losing streaks against Bruno Silva and Dricos du Plessis in UFC competition. The 35-year-old Hawaiian is 14-8 since joining the promotion in 2011.