Weidman criticizes Bisping: 'Do you want to face the 13th ranked player?'

Former middleweight champion skewers current title holder for trying to 'dig' a rematch against Henderson in his first defense

Bruno ferreira

15/06/2016 | 18:49

C. Weidman (photo) poked new champion Bisping. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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In recent weeks, calls for a fight between Michael Bisping e Dan Henderson for the UFC middleweight belt. The veteran asked, and the new champion agreed that the rematch of the historic UFC 100 duel would be held. However, the former belt holder Chris Weidman He didn't like the idea at all and criticized the new champion's stance.

Weidman highlighted that Bisping showed a desire to face an athlete who is not among the highest ranked in the category. “Wait a minute: so the champion wants to fight the 13th ranked guy next? What the hell is going on here?” Weidman wrote on his Twitter account.

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According to the official ranking of the middleweight category, Henderson is behind names like Uriah Hall, Tim Kennedy, Derek Brunson e Thales leites. Weidman is in second, just behind Luke Rockhold. The official UFC ranking is updated weekly, with votes from specialized journalists from around the world.