{"id":155437,"date":"2015-07-15T07:43:43","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=155437"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:38:21","slug":"chris-weidman-takes-a-jab-at-cormier-hes-eating-chicken-im-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chris-weidman-takes-a-jab-at-cormier-hes-eating-chicken-im-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman Takes A Jab At Cormier: &#8216;He&#8217;s Eating Chicken, I&#8217;m Training&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155438\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370.jpg\" alt=\"Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rockhold-Cormier-and-Weidman-on-FOX-747x370-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman plans on going up to light-heavywight to &#8216;get more competition&#8217; in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Weidman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1t2f-zyBRcU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FightHype.com<\/a> that his longterm goal is to go up in weight class and dominate there. He also mentioned that Daniel Cormier, the 205 champ, is running because he knows he&#8217;s coming.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m tryna go up to 205 lbs. and dominate up there too. 185 lbs. is just the first baby step. There&#8217;s a very realistic chance of going up to 205. At some point just to get some more competition. These guys at middleweight are just &#8211; they&#8217;re no competition.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;They know I&#8217;m looking for &#8217;em. Cormier&#8217;s running, he might be up to heavyweight soon &#8211; he&#8217;s eating chicken, but I&#8217;m training &#8211; so, yeah. Jon Jones, I don&#8217;t know who he is.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Think Weidman could handle his business at 205?<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman plans on going up to light-heavywight to &#8216;get more competition&#8217; in the future. Weidman told FightHype.com that his longterm goal is to go up in weight class and dominate there. 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