MMA News: Middleweight

Till will square off against Jorge Masvidal to headline UFC Fight Night in London on March 16, Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports.

Till will remain at welterweight for a few more fights despite announcing a switch to middleweight in the fall, Damon Martin of MMA Weekly reports.

Roberson will step in on short notice and move up to light heavyweight to face Glover Teixeira at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on Saturday in Brooklyn.

Lovato has been removed from Bellator 214, Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com reports.

Boetsch will take on Omari Akhmedov in a middleweight bout at UFC Wichita on March 9.

Lewis was defeated by Uriah Hall via KO (punch) at 1:32 of Round 3 at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Hall defeated Bevon Lewis via KO (punch) at 1:32 of Round 3 at UFC 232 of Round 2 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Lovato no longer has an opponent at Bellator 214 on Jan. 26 after Gegard Mousasi withdrew from the bout due to a back injury, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Phillips will face off against Jack Marshman on March 16 at UFC London.

Marshman will take on John Phillips at UFC London on March 16.

Belfort is planning to make a return to MMA in 2019, Greg Rosenstein of ESPN reports.

Carvalho lost to Lyoto Machida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at Bellator 213 on Saturday in Honolulu.

Machida defeated Rafael Carvalho via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at Bellator 213 on Saturday in Honolulu.

Ruth lost to Neiman Gracie via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of Round 4 at Bellator 213 on Saturday in Honolulu.

Meerschaert lost to Jack Hermansson via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:25 of Round 1 at UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday.

Hermansson defeated Gerald Meerschaert via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:25 of Round 1 at UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday.

Smith lost to Zak Cummings via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday.

Carvalho missed weight by half a pound Friday ahead of Saturday's match against Lyoto Machida, MMAFighting.com reports.

St-Pierre has fully recovered from his ulcerative colitis but is uncertain if he'll ever fight again, Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting reports. "I could [come back] but to tell the truth, it's less and less tempting for me. I did not think I would say that one day: I'm getting older. I don't want to fight a young guy that hasn't made it on the legacy side, that isn't a name. I would have nothing to win."

Perez's middleweight bout against Anthony Hernandez has been moved to UFC on ESPN+ on February 2, Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com reports.

Hernandez's middleweight fight against Markus Perez has been moved to UFC on ESPN+ on February 2, Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com reports.