Overview
- During Saturday's UFC 328 broadcast, the promotion named Chris Weidman to the Modern Wing and the late Thomas Gerbasi to the Contributor Wing.
- The induction ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, during the 14th Annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
- Weidman, a former middleweight champion who knocked out Anderson Silva at UFC 162 and defended the belt three times, retired in December 2024 after UFC 310.
- Gerbasi, UFC.com’s editorial director for more than 20 years and the author of UFC reference books, died on September 16, 2025 at age 57.
- UFC president Dana White praised Weidman’s résumé and said his wins over Silva changed the middleweight division; Weidman went 16-8 (12-8 UFC) and now serves as an on-air analyst on Paramount+.