The UFC middleweight kingpin, who faces Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 187 on May 23 in Las Vegas, received the black belt in jiu-jitsu by Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra on Tuesday in New York.
"Got my black belt from Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra," Weidman posted on his social media. "So honored and blessed to have these guys by my side! Gonna be wearing this around for a while. Thanks again Renzo Gracie and Matt Serra for all the hard work!"
A two-time NCAA All-American wrestler, Weidman impressed at ADCC 2009, when he was just a blue belt, and lost a tough match to multiple time jiu-jitsu champion Andre Galvao.