In the second round, Anderson Silva stuffed Weidman’s takedown attempt, and the two middleweights engaged in a striking battle. He even attempted a heel hook but Silva skilfully escaped from the submission.
Thereafter it was a scrappy round as Chris landed some good ground and pound strikes. The All-American was the aggressor of the fight as he straight away went for the double leg and landed a takedown. However, Chris Weidman shocked the world as he brutally knocked out Anderson Silva in the second round of the title bout. Going into the fight, it was natural that Weidman was the underdog considering The Spider was undefeated in the UFC and held the record for the most middleweight title defenses. After making his UFC debut in 2011, The All-American went on a five-fight winning streak and earned the opportunity to fight Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at UFC 162 in July 2013. When did Chris Weidman win the UFC middleweight belt?Īs Chris Weidman said, there aren’t many middleweights who have managed to accomplish what he has done inside the octagon. Besides, it will be very difficult for the 38-year-old middleweight contender to rise through the ranks and challenge for the belt against the new blood. This could end up being Chris Weidman’s last fight if he loses to Brad Tavares. I think they’ll see enough in that fight where they’ll believe,” he added. “But I have to prove that, and so until then I’ll shut my mouth and just go out there and prove it against Brad Tavares. I think once people see me back out there and see that I’m not this old bum at this point, and they see that I have some serious threats to bring to the table, I believe I’m a really bad matchup for him,” said Chris. No one accomplished what I’ve accomplished in the middleweight division besides Israel Adesanya as far as title defenses and all that. But for now, his plan is to prove to everyone that he is not washed. Weidman claimed that Izzy will face problems due to their styles. The former middleweight champion sounded extremely confident about reclaiming the belt from Israel Adesanya. While speaking to Ariel, Weidman revealed his goals. During this conversation, The All American discussed topics like his leg injury, his ESPN documentary, and many other things. Chris Weidman drops optimistic take on UFC comebackĪhead of his big comeback in the UFC, Chris Weidman sat down for an interview with Ariel Helwani at the MMA Hour Show. However, there are some ‘Old Gaurd’s still in competition.Īfter suffering a horrific leg injury in 2021 during his fight against Uriah Hall, Chris Weidman is finally scheduled to make his long-awaited return inside the octagon as he takes on Brad Tavares on the main card of UFC 292: Sterling vs O’Malley on August 19th at the iconic TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The legends of the Past are leaving the sport and future prospects are filling in their spots. That marked his return to middleweight and a win over Hall could have put the former middleweight champ back into the mix at 185.ĭuring his post-fight interview, Hall was very complimentary of Weidman, who had beaten him at a Ring of Combat event back in 2010.UFC is going through a ‘Passing of the torch’ scenario right now. The 36-year-old won his lone fight of 2020, a decision victory over Omari Akhmedov in August. Weidman was taken out of the cage on a stretcher and we won't be seeing him back in the octagon any time soon. Silva's leg broke in a very similar manner and created an equally disturbing MMA highlight. Weirdly enough, Weidman was the one to check Anderson Silva's kick at UFC 168. The first fighter in history to win without a single strike thrown #UFC261 /zxyu5XhYu3- danawhite April 25, 2021 #UFC261 /SKShDA6Ttj- Muhammedito April 25, 2021ĭana White even shared vide of the injury. Weidman then stepped on the leg and it was grotesque.Ĭhris Weidman broke his leg. Instead, he stood there and let Chris Weidman kick him in the leg. Uriah Hall defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 261 on Saturday night and he didn't even need to land a strike.
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