{"id":103558,"date":"2014-07-02T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T14:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=103558"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:55:36","slug":"glazer-praises-weidman-hes-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/glazer-praises-weidman-hes-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Glazer Praises Weidman: He&#8217;s The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/photos-weidman-machida-rousey-davis-sonnen-silva-staredowns\/weidman-machida-staredown\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98583\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/weidman-machida-staredown.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"weidman machida staredown\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/weidman-machida-staredown.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/weidman-machida-staredown-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/weidman-machida-staredown-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports broadcaster Jay Glazer spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/07\/foxs-jay-glazer-on-chris-weidman-his-shtick-is-that-he-has-no-shtick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a> about UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman and how the champ doesn&#8217;t get the credit he deserves.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe has the potential to be the next star,\u201d Glazer told MMAjunkie. \u201cHe\u2019s a good-looking guy, and he\u2019s as down to earth as you\u2019re ever going to get. The sport can change some people, and it hasn\u2019t to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe guy is a more violent version of Chael Sonnen with better standup,\u201d Glazer said. \u201cHis pace is great. \u2026 People don\u2019t consider him (a top) pound-for-pound (fighter) yet, but he has the knockout punch, he has takedowns, he has the submissions, and he has the chin. There\u2019s nothing in particular that\u2019s wrong with him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However this Saturday Weidman will face a very game Lyoto Machida at UFC 175, who&#8217;s a very elusive, elite level striker.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMachida\u2019s tough for everybody,\u201d Glazer said. \u201cHe\u2019s a matchup nightmare no matter who you are. I just want Chris \u2013 if he wins \u2013 I just want him to get the respect he finally deserves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think he is a star, but he\u2019s not yet polished,\u201d Glazer said. \u201cHe\u2019s the future, and he\u2019s legitimately one of the sweetest human beings you\u2019ll ever meet in your life. His shtick is that he has no shtick.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox Sports broadcaster Jay Glazer spoke to MMAJunkie.com about UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman and how the champ doesn&#8217;t get the credit he deserves. \u201cHe has the potential to be the next star,\u201d Glazer told MMAjunkie. \u201cHe\u2019s a good-looking guy, and he\u2019s as down to earth as you\u2019re ever going to get. 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