Shoulder injury forces Chris Weidman out of UFC 155

[Dale]

"When it rains, it pours, I guess."

That's how a distraught Chris Weidman tried to make sense of the right shoulder injury that has forced him out of his UFC 155 fight against Tim Boetsch. Newsday.com first reported the news Wednesday.

As a result, Weidman's teammate Costa Philippou, who was scheduled to fight Nick Ring this weekend at UFC 154 until Ring wasn't cleared to fight Saturday morning, will replace Weidman in the bout.

According to Weidman, he injured his shoulder while training at Power MMA in Arizona recently.

"My shoulder popped," he said. "I never felt anything like it before. Now I can hardly move my arm."

Weidman said he is awaiting a final diagnosis from his doctor, but the initial report is showing a torn labrum, with a possible shoulder dislocation or separation.

He has been told that following surgery, which will most likely be needed, he'll be forced to sit on the sidelines for at least three-to-six months, however, he said he has yet to talk to his doctor about the recovery process.

The injury comes just weeks after Weidman's Long Island, N.Y., home was ruined by Hurricane Sandy. Since then, Weidman and his family were forced to move in with his parents, and he traveled to Arizona last week to focus on training for Boetsch.

"My biggest fear was something happening to me before this fight," Weidman said. "I wanted this fight so bad, what with the hurricane and our house, and on top of that, it's the biggest fight of my career.

"Everything happens for a reason. Hopefully, this will be blessing."

UFC 155, headlined by Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 2, will take place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas.

The Bisping/Vitor matchup just took on more significance I guess.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Re: Shoulder injury forces Chris Weidman out of UFC 15

That really sucks, especially with him losing his home to the Hurricane a few weeks back and now he's not going to have any money coming in for a while.

 

[The Cork]

Re: Shoulder injury forces Chris Weidman out of UFC 15

Really don't understand why they don't switch it round to Bisping/Boestch and Phillipou/Belfort.

Vitor is coming off a loss and Bisping off a good run, makes absoutely no sense, but I guess the UFC doesn't really care about rankings nowdays.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Alan Belcher should be in talks for a big fight if he gets a win over Okami on this card maybe number one contenders fight with the winner of Vitor/Bisping or something, think he's kind of forgotten but i think he has a legit chance at being number one contender. Minus the terrible tattoo's i see no reason why he couldn't get it done.

 

[The Cork]

Delete!

 

[The Cork]

Alan Belcher should be in talks for a big fight if he gets a win over Okami on this card maybe number one contenders fight with the winner of Vitor/Bisping or something, think he's kind of forgotten but i think he has a legit chance at being number one contender. Minus the terrible tattoo's i see no reason why he couldn't get it done.

I agree....it's weird that he's been put on the prelims against some non-factor in the division. Thats my big gripe with the matchmaking, Bisping, Belcher, Weidman and Boetch were clearly the top 4, why are they facing random guys.

 

[Troy]

Horrible month for him, sucks that he is injured especially at a time where he is getting closer to title shot. I think that this is now a bit of a danger fight for Boestch, Philippou is a bit one dimensional but he could easily catch Boestch with a big punch.

I can see them going with the winner of Bisping vs. Belfort versus the winner of Belcher vs. Okami as suggested.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Re: Shoulder injury forces Chris Weidman out of UFC 15

Really don't understand why they don't switch it round to Bisping/Boestch and Phillipou/Belfort.

Vitor is coming off a loss and Bisping off a good run, makes absoutely no sense, but I guess the UFC doesn't really care about rankings nowdays.

People love to discount Vitors wins at catchweights smashing Rich and fat Rumble and say they dont have any bearing about his status at MW so I guess his loss at LHW to JBJ fits into the same boat.