Chris Weidman isn’t being eased into the ranks of the light heavyweight division.
As a former UFC champion at 185 pounds, it’s understandable that the matchmakers wouldn’t want to give Weidman a lay-up in his first fight in a new weight class, but they’ve set a high bar pairing him up with the undefeated Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday.
Reyes is 5-0 inside the Octagon so far and owns the longest active UFC light heavyweight win streak. He’ll be extra motivated to keep his perfect record intact given that the path to Jon Jones is wide open.