Tag: Chris Weidman

  • Chris Weidman wouldn’t be surprised if everyone in the UFC is on something

    Chris Weidman wouldn’t be surprised if everyone in the UFC is on something

    In this MMA interview, Layzie The Savage speaks to Chris Weidman about what Vitor Belfort’s comments of PED’s in the UFC.

  • Weidman Injury Update: Champ Hits Heavy, ‘Juggles’ Family & Rehab (Video)

    Weidman Injury Update: Champ Hits Heavy, ‘Juggles’ Family & Rehab (Video)

    After successful double-knee surgery, Chris Weidman has to keep his rehab on schedule. The UFC’s middleweight champion has an important date, July 5, with Lyoto Machida. In some recent posting to his instagram, we get an update from the Weidman camp just eight-days after his surgeries. Here’s more:

  • Chris Weidman: I’ll be ready by July

    Chris Weidman: I’ll be ready by July

    On Monday, rating UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman underwent successful surgery on both of his knees. The “All American” is scheduled to defend his title against former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 this July. Many fans and media members have had their doubts regarding whether or not Weidman will be fully recovered and ready […]

  • Machida Cool With Fighting Anderson Silva

    Machida Cool With Fighting Anderson Silva

    “It’s good for the sport. This is a fight that I would like to avoid because I know Anderson very well but, as a professional, we can’t think like that. We have to think that this is a fight that can happen, he can be a future opponent and this is something that we will […]

  • Sonnen vs. Silva Moved From Brazil To Vegas

    Sonnen vs. Silva Moved From Brazil To Vegas

    Good news for Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi. Chael Sonnen will no longer be headlining an event on the same day they are. Instead, Sonnen vs. Silva, the ‘TUF Brazil 3’ coaching rivals, have been moved and will now fight on July 5th at UFC 175. In the coaching duo’s place comes an equally intriguing […]

  • Weidman Injury Update: Champ Back Cycling On Day 6 Post-Surgery (Video)

    Weidman Injury Update: Champ Back Cycling On Day 6 Post-Surgery (Video)

    Just six short-days after his double-knee surgery, Chris Weidman, the UFC’s middleweight champion, is back cycling his way through rehab. Check it out: 6 days post surgery. Feeling pretty good http://t.co/EtmU43bzqo — Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) April 7, 2014

  • Kennedy: Weidman Won’t Be Ready For Machida By July

    Kennedy: Weidman Won’t Be Ready For Machida By July

    Chris Weidman underwent double-knee surgery on Tuesday and is expected to face-off with Lyoto Machida on July 5 in Las Vegas. These two things don’t add up to UFC middleweight fighter, Tim Kennedy, who believes the champ needs more time to recover. (Maybe he hasn’t seen this video) “There’s no way he’s ready by July,” […]

  • VIDEO | Chris Weidman Running Around After Double Knee Surgery

    VIDEO | Chris Weidman Running Around After Double Knee Surgery

    UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman isn’t letting that double knee surgery keep him down. The champ underwent surgery on both knees Tuesday, and posted this video the following day of himself jogging around. Weidman is expected to make a full recovery and is scheduled to fight Lyoto Machida in the headlining slot of UFC 175 […]

  • VIDEO | Lyoto Machida Walks The Tightrope

    VIDEO | Lyoto Machida Walks The Tightrope

    Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida, is a man of many talents. In one of his recent posting to Instagram, he shows off just how talented he actually is. Check it out:

  • UFC Middleweight Champ Chris Weidman Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery

    UFC Middleweight Champ Chris Weidman Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery

    This summer’s UFC 175 headliner is safe, following a successful surgery performed on the UFC’s middleweight champion, Chris Weidman. News comes via his official instagram account where the champ stated, “Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. Surgery was a success!” Here’s some post-op photo’s:

  • VIDEO | Chris Weidman Stars In Terribly-odd Jewelry Store Commercial

    VIDEO | Chris Weidman Stars In Terribly-odd Jewelry Store Commercial

    UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, didn’t have to ‘fight to get a great deal on an engagement ring.’ He also didn’t have to ‘tap out his bank account’ and neither did the producers of this commercial. Enjoy!

  • Hall Booked Opposite Santos For UFC 175 Bout

    Hall Booked Opposite Santos For UFC 175 Bout

    TUF runner-up Uriah Hall will be making his return to the cage this summer in a middleweight bout opposite, Thiago Santos. The two fighters will face off at UFC 175. UFC officials announced the contest earlier today. UFC 175 goes down on July 5 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in LAs Vegas, Nevada. In […]

  • PHOTO | Machida’s Run For Cover During Cali Earthquake

    PHOTO | Machida’s Run For Cover During Cali Earthquake

    There was an earthquake in Southern California, last Friday. It was a 5.3 centered in Los Angeles. That’s where the Machida’s live and they hit the deck! Check it: “My wife’s response to yesterday’s earthquake. Thanks for protecting us under the table.”

  • UFC 173 Ticket Sales Postponed While Hunt For Main Event Continues

    UFC 173 Ticket Sales Postponed While Hunt For Main Event Continues

    Tickets for the upcoming UFC 173 fight card were supposed to go on sale today, but that’s not happening. UFC officials have opted to hold off on sales while they search for a new main event. Originally UFC 173 was to be headlined by Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort. The TRT ban nixed that fight […]

  • Weidman Injured, Out Of UFC 173 Bout With Machida

    Weidman Injured, Out Of UFC 173 Bout With Machida

    UFC 173 is one of those events… After removing Vitor Belfort from his promised title bid due to the ban on Tesosterone Replacement Therapy, the UFC put in an equally intriguing fighter to go opposite Chris Weidman in the form of Lyoto Machida. All was well with UFC 173, until news hit today that, Weidman, […]

  • Anderson Silva Says Weidman ‘No Threat’ To Machida

    Anderson Silva Says Weidman ‘No Threat’ To Machida

    “Lyoto has a good team. I believe a lot in Lyoto. We are close friends. This belt needs to be in Brazil. Weidman is a great athlete but there isn’t too much secret about fighting him. Lyoto has great chances of winning because Weidman is a normal guy, he has no weapons to threaten Lyoto. […]

  • PHOTO | ‘UFC 173: Weidman vs. Machida’ Official Poster

    PHOTO | ‘UFC 173: Weidman vs. Machida’ Official Poster

    The UFC 173 official poster just got a facelift with the removal of Vitor Belfort from the show’s main event. UFC officials recently released this newer version of the pre-fight event flyer, featuring Machida and Weidman dressed in war paint. Check it:

  • Chris Weidman Discusses Breaking Anderson Silva’s Leg

    Chris Weidman Discusses Breaking Anderson Silva’s Leg

    “I just knew that I checked it really good. I knew that, I’ve checked guys legs and… With this whole camp after the first fight, I got leg kicked a lot. My leg was bothering me for like, two, three weeks. So, man, I did not want to get leg kicked again. Anderson Silva was […]

  • Dana White: ‘The Media Got What They Wanted In Belfort vs. Weidman Cancellation’

    Dana White: ‘The Media Got What They Wanted In Belfort vs. Weidman Cancellation’

    “TRT is the monkey that is off my back now. You guys need something to talk about. TRT was fun wasn’t. Oh that was fun. You could write six – seven page stories about it, and Vitor (Belfort), and now it’s gone. What is next guys?… I never defended him, I hit you with facts. […]

  • PHOTO | Lorenzo Fertitta Shows ‘What Really Happens Behind The Scenes’

    PHOTO | Lorenzo Fertitta Shows ‘What Really Happens Behind The Scenes’

    UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta shows the world what life is really like at the UFC offices ‘Behind the Scenes’. Check it out: What really happens behind the scenes at the #ufc #ufclondon @danawhite pic.twitter.com/WLQBPHPKyI — Lorenzo Fertitta (@lorenzofertitta) March 8, 2014

  • Cro Cop: Anderson Silva will never be the same fighter

    Cro Cop: Anderson Silva will never be the same fighter

    Former UFC heavyweight and PRIDE legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic recently appeared as a guest on Ariel Helwani’s ‘The MMA Hour.’ During the interview, Cro Cop touched on the brutal leg injury suffered by former middleweight champion Anderson Silva at December’s UFC 168 event, here is what he had to say: “I’m 39 already, and how long […]

  • Machida Confident His Striking Will Defeat Weidman

    Machida Confident His Striking Will Defeat Weidman

    “Ed (Soares) called me and said ‘I think they had a problem with Vitor and you’ll have to fight for the title.’ I said sure, that’s great. I’ve fought a lot of wrestlers before, and I know Weidman has a good wrestling, but I’m confident on the work I’m developing with my team. I believe […]

  • VIDEO | Weidman & Machida Discuss TRT Ban

    VIDEO | Weidman & Machida Discuss TRT Ban

    “I’ve made it no secret at all my stance on TRT. I always thought it was cheating. There was just guys taking advantage of it, so it’s a huge step in the right direction for the sport to get rid of that. – Chris Weidman.

  • VIDEO | Chris Weidman Teaching Submission Set-Ups

    VIDEO | Chris Weidman Teaching Submission Set-Ups

    UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, teaches a room full of students some grappling technique. You can actually learn from the champ yourself should you be willing to make the trip to the NYC. (Details here)

  • VIDEO | UFC Champ Jon Jones Teaches Kicking Techniques

    VIDEO | UFC Champ Jon Jones Teaches Kicking Techniques

    UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, has a good grasp on what it takes to make a career out of kicking. You can actually learn from the champ yourself should you be willing to make the trip to the NYC. (Details here)

  • JDS Returns, Meets Miocic In UFC 173 Co-Main Event

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, has an opponent set in the form of Cleveland based fighter, Stipe Micioc. The two top-heavyweight fighters have agreed to square off in the UFC 173 co-main event. UFC 173 goes down on May 24 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main […]

  • Expert Doc Says Fighters Who Drop TRT Will Suffer Miserably, May Never Compete Again

    Expert Doc Says Fighters Who Drop TRT Will Suffer Miserably, May Never Compete Again

    With all the news running rampant on the ban of Testosterone Replacement Therapy many are trying to get a grasp on what this actually means for fighters like Chael Sonnen and Vitor Belfort. Both Sonnen and Belfort have agreed to get into compliance with Nevada’s new rules and will halt the use of their own […]

  • Belfort’s Official Apology To Fans

    Belfort’s Official Apology To Fans

    “I want to apologize to all my fans that have been let down by the news of me not competing in the title fight against Chris Weidman. I wanted nothing more than to go and compete for the belt. As you all know, I have been doing a legal treatment approved by every commission I […]