Leading up to the 2024 Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame and Golf Outing on Monday, June 10, GoHofstra.com will feature one of the four individuals being inducted in the Class of 2024. Today, former Hofstra wrestling student-athlete Chris Weidman is featured.

The class includes: Stephen Bowen (football), Shante Evans (women's basketball), Brian Spallina (men's lacrosse), and Chris Weidman (wrestling).

The Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame and Golf Outing will take place at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, New York. Dinner and golf reservations, as well as sponsorship opportunities are available online. You can also contact the Athletic Development Office at (516) 463-4919 or prideclub@hofstra.edu with additional inquiries.

A three-year member of the Hofstra wrestling team between 2004 and 2007, Weidman was a two-time All-American for the Pride. He won 59 matches during his three seasons, placing sixth as a red-shirt junior and third as a senior at the NCAA Championships. He was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Silver Anniversary Wrestling Team in 2009. Prior to coming to Hofstra, Weidman was a two-time Junior College All-American at Nassau Community College and was the first junior college wrestler to win a weight class at the New York State Championship in 2003. Following his graduation from Hofstra, Weidman began training for a mixed martial arts career and made his professional debut in 2009. He won the Ring of Combat middleweight championship in 2010 in just his third professional bout. He joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2011 and would then win his first UFC title in 2013, defeating MMA legend Anderson Silva for the middleweight championship. Weidman was named the 2013 UFC Fighter of the Year and also won top fighter awards that year from Yahoo Sports and the World MMA Awards. He is still an active competitor in UFC and won his last bout this past March. He owns 16 wins as a professional fighter.