{"id":336689,"date":"2019-12-29T13:52:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=336689"},"modified":"2019-12-29T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T21:52:17","slug":"chris-weidman-would-fight-luke-rockhold-again-but-not-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chris-weidman-would-fight-luke-rockhold-again-but-not-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman would fight Luke Rockhold again, but not Anderson Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he\u2019s open to a rematch against former rival Luke Rockhold but isn\u2019t interested in fighting Anderson Silva again.<\/p>\n

Weidman was knocked out by Dominick Reyes<\/a> in his UFC light heavyweight debut his last time out, and overall he has lost five of his last six fights. But he has no plans on hanging up his gloves anytime soon and instead is looking towards his next fight.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the MMA and Beyond Podcast<\/a>, Weidman says he is open to fighting Rockhold again, but he has no interest in a trilogy fight against Silva. What he\u2019s looking for, ideally, is a tune-up fight. Here\u2019s what Weidman said (h\/t Abhinav Kini of TheBodyLockMMA.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cRockhold, I\u2019d like to fight him but not this next fight, I\u2019ll take a tune-up fight. I still think he\u2019s good. Obviously, people say he doesn\u2019t have a chin anymore but they say that about me too. I still think he\u2019s a tough opponent,\u201d Weidman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnderson Silva? No. They need to pay me crazy money to fight him. That\u2019s a no. I already beat him twice. Got nothing to gain from that unless it\u2019s money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weidman defeated Silva twice in 2013 to win and defend the UFC middleweight title but lost his belt to Rockhold in dominant fashion back at UFC 194 in 2015. Since then he has won just one fight.<\/p>\n

However, Weidman is still a big name in the sport so despite all the losses mounting on his resume he is not at any danger of being released. Instead, it seems like he will have a tune-up fight his next time out. Against who, though, is the question no one knows the answer to just now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t had a tune-up fight in my career. My last 11 or 12 guys are top five in the world. I\u2019ve been in main events and on the main card since my first fight in the UFC,” Weidman said.<\/p>\n

Who should Chris Weidman fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he\u2019s open to a rematch against former rival Luke Rockhold but isn\u2019t interested in fighting Anderson Silva again. Weidman was knocked out by Dominick Reyes in his UFC light heavyweight debut his last time out, and overall he has lost five of his last six fights. 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