Chris Weidman Says MW Division ‘No Competition,’ Engages In Beef With Rockhold
Despite having to deal with a plethora of injuries over the last few years, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has looked rather dominant in his title reign. Securing two dominant wins over all-time great Anderson Silva, a five-round victory against Lyoto Machida that proved his heart and champion worth, and a first-round finish of Vitor Belfort, Weidman has emerged as a star and a force at 185-pounds.
However, that doesn’t mean the champion plans to stay at middleweight forever. Recently speaking with FightHype.com, the New York native stated that the 185-pound division is just a baby step, and that he anticipates a step up to 205-pounds in the near future. Weidman also took a shot at the middleweights, saying that they’re just no competition:
“I’m tryna go up to 205 lbs. and dominate up there too,” Weidman said. “185 lbs. is just the first baby step. There’s a very realistic chance of going up to 205. At some point just to get some more competition. These guys at middleweight are just – they’re no competition.”
Speaking on the light heavyweight division, Weidman gave his opinion on disgraced former champion Jon Jones, as well as newly crowned champion Daniel Cormier, saying that “DC” is running and that he knows Weidman is coming for him:
“They know I’m looking for ’em,” Weidman said. “Cormier’s running, he might be up to heavyweight soon – he’s eating chicken, but I’m training – so, yeah. Jon Jones, I don’t know who he is.”
Despite his desire to move up, Weidman definitely has some work to do at 185-pounds, and it’s perceived that his next title defense will likely be against Cormier’s teammate, top-contender Luke Rockhold, and the three men actually got into a twitter war of sorts after “DC” got wind of Weidman’s comments. Check it out below:
people actually say I’m too hard on weidman! @ChrisWeidmanUFC u are the worst lol better worry bout @LukeRockhold pic.twitter.com/Tvp4dqj6Y2
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 14, 2015
@dc_mma @ChrisWeidmanUFC ur really starting to spread your wings these days. Too bad I’m gonna have to clip em before the end of the year.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 14, 2015
@LukeRockhold @dc_mma 🙂 are you having DC write these tweets for you again ?
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) July 14, 2015
@ChrisWeidmanUFC @dc_mma ha! Weidman after I spank u. U can #JoinTheTeam #AKA can be our JV middleweight.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 15, 2015
@LukeRockhold ha again this tweet required way too much thought to have been you.Tht being said I will not lose to sum privileged surfer boy
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) July 15, 2015
@ChrisWeidmanUFC u underestimate my tweets like u underestimate my abilities. What we surfers like to call, Grom beatings r coming your way.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 15, 2015
Will Weidman be successful against Rockhold, and does he have a future at light heavyweight ahead of him?
