To no one’s surprise, Chris Weidman is going to appeal his UFC 210 loss to Gegard Mousasi.
On April 8 in Buffalo, New York, Mousasi earned a second-round TKO win over the former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight kingpin. However, the stoppage, which came at 3:13 of the second round, was instantly a subject of controversy as Mousasi halted Weidman with a series of knees originally deemed illegal by referee Dan Miragliotta. After consulting instant replay, the blows were deemed legal as one of Weidman’s hands was off the mat, but the former UFC middleweight champ was then not allowed to continue by ringside physicians, giving Mousasi the TKO.