Chris Weidman got his wish as the Ultimate Fighting Championship confirmed that the reigning middleweight champion will defend his title against Vitor Belfort at UFC 181 on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.

Weidman recently said that he wants to face Belfort in his next fight and he got the fight that he wanted after the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted Belfort his license.

The NSAC approved Belfort's application for a license with the condition that his fight will not be staged before December and that the venue should be in Nevada.

Under the condition the NSAC set, Belfort, who tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2006 in Nevada, will be subjected to enhanced drug-testing program for the rest of his career.

"We're going to drug-test you until the day you retire," NSAC commissioner Anthony Marnell told Belfort via ESPN. "That's my definition of reasonable. Not every day, week or month, but we, in my opinion, need to be in and around your career until the day you call it quits."

Weidman, who is coming off a unanimous decision win against Lyoto Machida on July 5 in Las Vegas, was supposed to defend his title against Belfort in May, but the 37-year-old Brazilian withdrew from the fight after the NSAC banned the use of testosterone replacement therapy.

Belfort, who holds a 24-10 record, earned a shot at Weidman's title after scoring knockout wins against Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson last year, respectively.

Meanwhile, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will now face Daniel Cormier in his upcoming title defense at UFC 178 on Sept. 27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Alexander Gustafsson was scheduled to challenge Jones again, but the light heavyweight contender suffered an injury, which forced him to withdraw from the fight.

Jones, who is coming off a dominating title defense against Glover Teixeira in April, initially called out Cormier earlier this year, but UFC arranged a rematch between him and Gustafsson.

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