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Chris Weidman is out, and Tyron Woodley is in.
Woodley is stepping in for the injured Weidman to fight fellow former UFC champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua card set for Dec. 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, who is working in a promoter capacity as the host of Friday’s Paul vs. Joshua press conference, announced the news on social media. Details of Weidman’s injury were not included.
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According to Helwani, Silva vs. Woodley will be a sanctioned professional bout contested at 195 pounds and scheduled for six rounds.
More to come.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua card shaken up after UFC champ injured
