Less than five weeks before what could have been the biggest fight of his career, UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman is out of a UFC 155 bout against Tim Boetsch.
Stepping in for him will be teammate Constantinos Philippou, who this past Saturday had a planned bout scrapped the day of the fight. MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday confirmed the news with sources close to the promotion.
Newsday first reported the development, and UFC officials followed up with their own confirmation.