5 UFC legends who could retire in 2020

Modified Jan 09, 2020 17:43 GMT

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#5 Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman's durability appears to be lost for good

It seems like just yesterday that Chris Weidman knocked out Anderson Silva to end one of the UFC’s most epic title reigns, but the former Middleweight champion has fallen on hard times since losing the title that he won to Luke Rockhold in December 2015. Since that loss, ‘The All-American’ has won just one more fight.

Outside of that victory over Kelvin Gastelum, Weidman has been defeated in 4 Octagon appearances, all by KO or TKO, and his lack of activity alone tells its own story. The New York native has been cursed by injuries for years – even dating back to his title reign – and now it appears that his durability is gone altogether.

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The last time we saw Weidman in action, he moved up to 205lbs for the first time, hoping to re-ignite his career – only to be knocked out by Dominick Reyes in under two minutes. A move to Light-Heavyweight may have helped him a few years ago, but now it appears to be far too late.

‘The All-American’ is expected to return at some point in 2020, but should he lose again – and to be quite frank, even if he were to win – he ought to consider hanging his gloves up for good, if only for his own health.

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