'Tis the reason for the season injury.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman withdrew from his UFC 181 title fight against Vitor Belfort, which was scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 6, 2014, because the belt would look great under the "All American" Christmas tree.

That's according to "The Phenom" (via Combate):

"I didn't believe in the beginning. After all, it's his second straight title defense that had to be delayed because of an injury. I think that all titleholders who have more than one injury, the UFC should create an interim title in their divisions. Nobody would lose. Not the fans, not the fighters, not the UFC, only the injured athlete. Injuries are part of the sport, because we have to train at a high-level pace. But hurting himself twice in a row with such little time in his career? Are you kidding me? To me, he wanted to keep his belt during Christmas and that was the only way."

Ho-ho-no he dit'nt.

Weidman was sidelined earlier this month after it was revealed that he fractured his hand prior to fighting Lyoto Machida last July, a title defense that was originally scheduled for May, but postponed to allow "All American" time to have knee surgery.

Not that Belfort is anyone to talk about injuries.

Their title fight has been postponed until early 2015 (more on that here), giving both parties time to get themselves in fighting shape and keep the lines of communication open.

That said, who gets their stocking stuffed when these two rivals finally meet?