The gloves had not had a major redesign since becoming mandatory at UFC 14 in 1997. Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic headline the card at Madison Square Garden.

Then immediately the goal was to become a UFC world champion. 14 years later, I'm here and I'm here to tell you guys, I'm hanging up the gloves in the UFC," Weidman said. UFC's Chris Weidman.

Then immediately, the goal was to be a UFC champion. 14 years later, I’m here to tell you that I’m hanging up the gloves in the UFC. “I no longer am going to be fighting in the organization ...