It may be safe to assume that with the nickname “The All-American,” Chris Weidman wasn’t about to refuse a request to join a USO tour visiting troops overseas earlier this year. Then again, nickname or not, the former UFC middleweight champion was all in for the multi-country trip.
“I definitely couldn't say no, but when we got asked to do it, I was super excited,” said Weidman, who has joined by fellow UFC fighters Felice Herrig and BJ Penn, as well as celebrity chef Robert Irvine, former MLB star Shane Victorino, country music artist Craig Morgan and pro surfer Makua Rothman for General Paul J.