{"id":154004,"date":"2015-07-06T10:42:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=154004"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:43:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:43:21","slug":"weidman-2-years-ago-today-i-knocked-out-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/weidman-2-years-ago-today-i-knocked-out-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Weidman: &#8216;2 Years Ago Today, I Knocked Out Anderson Silva&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154016\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-07-06 at 12.38.03 PM\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-06-at-12.38.03-PM-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It feels like just yesterday when Anderson Silva was stepping into the octagon to defend his championship against Chris Weidman. Their first encounter took place two years ago today and will go down in history as one of the most shocking moments in UFC history. Whether Silva was clowning around too much is pointless to argue; Weidman saw an opening and went for it.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Weidman took a moment to reflect on his win in a recent Instagram post:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2 years ago today I did what I said I was going to do. I finished Anderson Silva and took home that Gold for the first time. The feeling was indescribable<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/4zTSywChqc\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">A photo posted by Chris Weidman (@chrisweidmanufc)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-07-06T16:34:57+00:00\">Jul 6, 2015 at 9:34am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Chris Weidman face next? Will it be Luke Rockhold? Share your prediction in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings Of Volume &#8212; Punches In Bunches With Nate Diaz And Richard Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels like just yesterday when Anderson Silva was stepping into the octagon to defend his championship against Chris Weidman. Their first encounter took place two years ago today and will go down in history as one of the most shocking moments in UFC history. 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