Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman has offically announced his retirement from MMA. We will never forget "The All-American"! Congrats on an amazing career, @ChrisWeidman! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/907AZAA1pp

Chris Weidman has officially retired from MMA, as he announced his decision on the UFC weigh-in show on Friday afternoon.

Chris Weidman has retired from MMA. The former UFC middleweight champion announced his decision to hang up the gloves Friday during the promotion's weigh-in show for UFC 311 in Los Angeles.

A little more than a month after his most recent fight, Chris Weidman has decided there won’t be a next one – at least not in the UFC.

As a young man who wanted to become a professional fighter, Chris Weidman once grabbed a random mouth guard off the floor of Ray Longo's gym in Garden City. stuck it in his mouth and entered the octagon.

Chris Weidman has decided to retire from MMA. Weidman reached the pinnacle of the sport, having been the UFC Middleweight Champion. He became the champion when he secured an upset win over Anderson Silva at UFC 163 in 2013.

Chris Weidman, one of the toughest fighters has made his retirement official at the UFC 311 weigh-in show. The former middleweight champion’s UFC career was a rollercoaster ride – he touched the roots of hell and the heights of heaven too.