Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has an opportunity to gain back the title he lost at UFC 194 to the fighter who took it from him. Weidman faces current 185 pound-champion Luke Rockhold for the second time in as many meetings at UFC 199 in June.
What's notable for Weidman is the immediate rematch, an opportunity typically granted after a close contest. While the native New Yorker in Weidman had his moments in his first meeting, he was ultimately overcome by Rockhold and finished in the fourth round.
Still, Weidman elected to take a rematch rather than a tune-up fight.