It takes a lot to impress UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman when it comes to fighting ... but CW says Jay-Z's performance in the infamous elevator rumble got him some major MMA cred!
Weidman was on BET's "106 & Park" earlier today when he was asked who he thinks would win in a celebrity UFC fight -- Jay-Z or 50 Cent.
He made pretty good cases for both rappers ... but at the end of the day, it seems he was more impressed with Hov -- "We know he can take a beating, we saw the elevator footage."
Chris -- who's squaring off with Lyoto Machita at UFC 175 on July 5 -- says Fitty seems like he's got some skills too ... but can he hang with the Lord of the Lift?? We may never know ...
