Chris Weidman returns to the middleweight division this Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 32.
Weidman (14-5-0), 36, the former middleweight champion who tried to make the jump to light heavyweight, losing to Dominick Reyes, will face Omari Akhmedov (20-4-1), 32, who enters the contest unbeaten in his last six fights (5-0-1).
Weidman, who has lost five of his last six fights, needs a win badly to stay revelant, but Akhmedov likely has other plans, as this is his biggest and most important bout yet.
UFC on ESPN+ 32 is scheduled for August 8 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Current bouts include:
IRWIN RIVERA (9-5-0) VS. ALI AL QAISI (8-3-0)
YOUSSEF ZALAL (9-2-0) VS. PETER BARRETT (11-3-0)
GAVIN TUCKER (11-1-0) VS. JUSTIN JAYNES (16-4-0)
ANDREW SANCHEZ (11-5-0) VS. WELLINGTON TURMAN (16-3-0)
NASRAT HAQPARAST (11-3-0) VS. ALEXANDER MUNOZ(6-0-0)
TIM MEANS (29-12-1, 1NC) VS. LAUREANO STAROPOLI (9-2-0)
BENEIL DARIUSH (18-4-1) VS. SCOTT HOLTZMAN (14-3-0)
YANA KUNITSKAYA (12-5-0, 1NC) VS. JULIJA STOLIARENKO (9-3-2)
DARREN STEWART (11-5-0, 1NC) VS. MAKI PITOLO (13-5-0)
CHRIS WEIDMAN (14-5-0) VS. OMARI AKHMEDOV (20-4-1)
DERRICK LEWIS (23-7-0, 1NC) VS. ALEKSEI OLEINIK (59-13-1)
