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Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman faces Bruno Silva this March at UFC Fight Night Atlantic City.
Weidman, who has already competed 22 times as a professional MMA fighter, says that fight number 23 could be his last.
“Honestly, I wasn’t sure either,” Weidman said in an interview with Daniel Cormier (transcript via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie). “I’m setting myself up for the future, and I wasn’t sure. I was kind of listening to my body, just trying to get healthy. Mentally and motivational-wise, and technique-wise, I still think I’m top of the world – but my body’s just taking a beating. This could be my last fight. I’m going to kind of make that decision throughout the training camp and see how I feel. If my body can handle a hard training camp again – and it might be the last one, it might not be.”
The fighter recently returned from a serious leg injury at UFC 292, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Brad Tavares.
While Weidman is unsure of his fighting future, one thing he is happy about is competing in Atlantic City, which is where his career began.
“The reason why I even took this fight pretty quickly, it didn’t even matter who it was because it was offered in Atlantic City,” Weidman said. “That’s where I started my career, was Atlantic City because at the time, MMA wasn’t legal in New York. The New York guys had to fight in Ring of Combat in Atlantic City, N.J. I just think it would be pretty cool to go back there where it all started and see how I feel. Obviously, it’s a good payday, see how my body feels and we’ll go from there.”
