Weight Class Merge for Zuffa Given The Go Ahead

After months of deliberation, Zuffa have decided to merge some of the weight classes from the UFC and the WEC together.

Some of the heavier weight classes will be taken from the WEC, and the fighters will be employed by the UFC instead. The weight classes in question will be the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Some of the fighters that will be passing between the organisations include World Top 5 ranked middleweight Paulo Filho, Chael Sonnen, Brian Stann and Steve Cantwell. There is no time frame mentioned for this merge, but the changes are currently under way.