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Anderson Silva sends classy message to Chris Weidman following horrific injury at UFC 261
Anderson Silva has sent his former rival Chris Weidman a heartfelt message after ‘The All American’ suffered a horrific leg injury at tonight’s UFC 261 event. Weidman (15-6 MMA) returned to the Octagon this evening for a middleweight bout with Uriah Hall. The promotions former middleweight kingpin, Weidman, had entered UFC 261 looking to build […]
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Dana White provides update on Chris Weidman following nasty leg break at UFC 261
Dana White has provided an update on Chris Weidman after the former middleweight champion suffered a nasty leg break at UFC 261. Weidman (15-6 MMA) returned to the Octagon this evening for a middleweight bout with Uriah Hall. ‘The All American’ was looking to build off his recent unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov this […]
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Pros react after Chris Weidman breaks his leg in fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 261
Tonight’s UFC 261 event featured the return of former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who took on Uriah Hall during tonight’s main card. Weidman (15-6 MMA) was looking to build off his recent unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov this past August. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The All American’, as Chris […]
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UFC 261 Results: Uriah Hall defeats Chris Weidman via TKO (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 261 event features the return of former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who takes on Uriah Hall during tonight’s main card. Weidman (15-5 MMA) will be looking to build off his recent unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov this past August. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The All American’, as […]
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Chris Weidman says he knows he’s a “bad matchup” for Israel Adesanya, expects to earn title shot with two more wins
Chris Weidman knows he is a bad style matchup for Israel Adesanya and is excited for the chance to prove it. Weidman returned to the win column in August with a hard-fought decision over Omari Akhmedov. After that fight, he said he was chasing another title shot as he knows he’s a bad style matchup […]
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Chris Weidman reveals tragic passing of father-in-law, turns to fans for help with scholarship fund
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman revealed this father-in-law recently passed away, and the family is asking fans to help. According to his obituary, Vincent John Pecora passed away on February 17 at the age of 70 years old. His daughter, Marivi, is married to Weidman. In a lengthy statement posted on his Instagram, Weidman […]
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Chris Weidman shares plan for 2021: KO Uriah Hall and make a run at the belt
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he plans to KO Uriah Hall at UFC 261 and make another run at the belt he once held. Weidman was supposed to fight Hall this weekend in the co-main event of UFC 258, but the fight was postponed until UFC 261 in April after Weidman caught COVID-19. […]
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Chris Weidman opens up on battle with COVID-19: “I ended up losing 12 pounds”
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has opened up on his battle with COVID-19, and it does not sound fun. Weidman had been expected to rematch fellow middleweight contender Uriah Hall at UFC 258 next weekend, but was unfortunately forced out of the fight when he tested positive for COVID-19. The matchup has been rescheduled […]
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Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall bounced from UFC 258, could be rescheduled
A middleweight fight between Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall has been removed from the UFC 258 bill after the former tested positive for COVID-19. News of the fight’s cancelation was first reported by Ariel Helwani of ESPN, the official broadcast partner of the UFC. Helwani added that the fight could be rescheduled for UFC 261 […]
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Uriah Hall says he would fight Israel Adesanya for free
Uriah Hall says he wants to fight UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya so badly that he would fight him in the Octagon for free. In his last fight, Hall picked up arguably the biggest win of his MMA career to date when he knocked out the legend Anderson Silva on Halloween. Hall is now riding […]
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Chris Weidman reacts to UFC roster cuts: “If you’re getting paid a lot of money, it looks like they’re trying to get rid of you”
UFC middleweight Chris Weidman reacted to the recent UFC roster cuts, suggesting the promotion is cutting veteran fighters due to their pay. UFC president Dana White recently revealed that 60 fighters would be cut from the roster, and it started when former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva got the ax. Since then, other high-priced veterans […]
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Jake Paul lashes out at former UFC champion Chris Weidman for his recent comments
Jake Paul has fired back at Chris Weidman. Ever since Paul knocked out Nate Robinson on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard he has become a massive star. The YouTuber has since been aggressively calling out Conor McGregor and Dillon Danis. Fighters like Nate Diaz and Amanda Nunes have since called him out […]
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Breaking: Chris Weidman linked to February rematch with former foe Uriah Hall
A middleweight rematch between former UFC champ Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter veteran Uriah Hall is in the works for a UFC pay-per-view on February 13. News of this matchup was first reported by ESPN, the UFC’s broadcast partner. Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall 2 has been verbally agreed to for UFC 257 on […]
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Chris Weidman explains why UFC passed on booking the Khamzat Chimaev fight
UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman explained why the UFC passed on booking him in the fight against top prospect Khamzat Chimaev. Weidman broke his long losing skid with a unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov in his last outing. Since then, Weidman has been calling for some of the top dogs in the middleweight division […]
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Chris Weidman says Derek Brunson turned him down, eyes January showdown with Paulo Costa
Chris Weidman is looking to fight Paulo Costa after Derek Brunson turned him reportedly turned him down. Weidman returned to the win column back in August with a hard-fought decision win over Omari Akhemdov. After that, he began calling for a fight against a top contender and was offered to fight against Brunson which he […]
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Dana White considering matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Chris Weidman
UFC President Dana White says he’s considering booking a fight between Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. White updated on the next move for Chimaev ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 6 card. Dana White says the UFC has considered Chris Weidman as Khamzat Chimaev’s next opponent, but nothing is finalized — […]
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Chris Weidman offers to humble Khamzat Chimaev in January
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says Khamzat Chimaev needs a humbling, and he’s willing to provide that humbling in January. Chimaev was the breakout UFC star of summer, 2020. The Chechen-Swede first picked up two wins in the span of 10 days on Fight Island in July, defeating John Phillips by first-round submission and […]
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Israel Adesanya scoffs at potential fight with Chris Weidman: “That fight will end in the first round if it happens”
Reigning and undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya finds the recent callouts from former division title holder Chris Weidman “a bit weird”. Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven Octagon appearances Weidman has been doing his best to score a title fight with ‘Stylebender’. Ever since Israel Adesanya handed Paulo Costa the first loss […]
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Chris Weidman doubles down on callout of Israel Adesanya
Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven fights former UFC middleweight title holder Chris Weidman is doing his best to score a title fight with reigning division champ Israel Adesanya. Ever since ‘Stylebender’ handed Paulo Costa the first loss of his career at UFC 253, Weidman has been doing his best to draw the […]
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Israel Adesanya responds to callouts from former middleweight champ Chris Weidman
Reigning and undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has responded to the recent callouts from former division title holder Chris Weidman. Ever since ‘Stylebender’ defeated the previously unbeaten Paulo Costa at last weekend’s UFC 253 event, ‘The All American’ has been doing his best to justify a title shot. Weidman recently made headlines when he suggested […]
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Chris Weidman says Israel Adesanya is just another Anderson Silva without the black belt
Chris Weidman took another shot at Israel Adesanya, suggesting the UFC middleweight champion is just another Anderson Silva without the black belt. Weidman, the former UFC middleweight champion, joined the long list of fighters to take a shot at Adesanya in the wake of his stunning TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253. Weidman […]
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Chris Weidman believes he would “ragdoll” Israel Adesanya if they fight
Chris Weidman is confident he has what it takes to beat Israel Adesanya. Adesanya is 20-0 and coming off the second title defense of his middleweight title at UFC 253 where he scored a second-round TKO over Paulo Costa. Although he has only defended the belt twice, he has fought most of the divisions best […]
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Marvin Vettori slams “delusional” Chris Weidman, says the former champ could outrun Usain Bolt
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori continues to call out Chris Weidman in the hope of securing a fight against the former champion. Vettori was able to take his current winning streak in the UFC to three fights in June as the Italian continues to try and climb up through the ranks of the 185-pound division. […]
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Marvin Vettori says he’s “lost all respect” for former UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman
Surging UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori says he’s lost all respect for the division’s former champion, Chris Weidman. Vettori has been angling for a fight with Weidman for months, but so far, his callouts of the former champion have been fruitless. Now, he seems to have given up on that potential fight, conceding that he’s […]
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Chris Weidman responds to callouts from Marvin Vettori
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has responded to a procession of Twitter callouts from Italian contender Marvin Vettori. Vettori has been calling Weidman out with great enthusiasm this week, after Weidman rebounded from a string of losses with a decision in over Omari Akhmedov last weekend. Weidman looked horrible tonight. He’s a former champion […]
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Chris Weidman dismisses talk of a Luke Rockhold rematch: “He needs to put in work”
Luke Rockhold is ready for a rematch against Chris Weidman, but the feeling isn’t mutual. Weidman, the former UFC middleweight champion, got back to winning ways at UFC Vegas 6 on August 8. He defeated Omari Akhmedov by unanimous decision, redeeming his two consecutive losses and recent record of 1-5. Weidman admitted it wasn’t the […]
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Chris Weidman hoping for quick turnaround following win over Omari Akhmedov
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is hoping for a quick turnaround following his unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6. Weidman needed a win badly and he did just that by digging deep and grinding out a decision over Akhmedov. It was the first win for Weidman since a July 2017 […]
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Chris Weidman was not happy with his performance against Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he was not happy with his performance in his unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov on Saturday. In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 32, Weidman finally got back into the win column for the first time since July 2017 when he was able to grind out […]