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With 'Jacare' booked, Chris Weidman expects immediate rematch against Luke Rockhold

Even though former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Chris Weidman is "slow" and got "exposed" at the UFC 194 pay-per-view (PPV) event, current 185-pound kingpin Luke Rockhold welcomes an "All American" rematch.

Most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans (and pundits) expected Weidman to go to the back of the line, since he was not just beaten, but dominated by the Strikeforce import. But then Yoel Romero went and ran afoul of USADA and Ronaldo Souza -- another top contender -- was paired with Vitor Belfort.

Ariel Helwani talks to UFC Tonight:

"He's been keeping up with the news on Yoel Romero and the just announced Vitor-Jacare fight.