After beating a legend in Anderson Silva, [autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] now has a chance to get back a key loss in his career.
Hall is set for a middleweight rematch with former UFC champion [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag], who won their first meeting by TKO more than a decade ago at Ring of Combat 31 in September 2010.
Now is the chance for revenge, as Hall (16-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) and Weidman (15-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) have agreed to a Feb. 13 matchup at UFC 258, MMA Junkie confirmed with two people close to the situation following an initial report from UFC broadcast partner ESPN. The people requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
UFC 258, which has not been formally revealed by the promotion, does not have a location or venue. The card will stream on pay-per-view, likely following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
2020 has been a turbulent year for Hall. After fights with Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero fell apart, he was presented with the opportunity to be Silva’s retirement fight opponent at UFC on ESPN+ 39 last month. He won by third-round TKO in an emotional contest for Hall.
Now looking to build off a three-fight winning streak, Hall attempts to get one back over Weidman, who stopped him in just his fifth career bout.
Weidman will attempt to repeat the feat and get some momentum going in his own career. After dropping five of six bouts, including an unsuccessful jump to light heavyweight, Weidman got a career-saving victory over Omari Akhmedov at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in August.
He hasn’t had a winning streak since 2015, but now Weidman attempts to get the ball rolling against a familiar foe.
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