{"id":231951,"date":"2017-04-06T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=231951"},"modified":"2017-04-06T11:44:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:44:20","slug":"chris-weidman-explains-source-of-motivation-ahead-of-pivotal-ufc-210-scrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/chris-weidman-explains-source-of-motivation-ahead-of-pivotal-ufc-210-scrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman explains source of motivation ahead of pivotal UFC 210 scrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is currently in the midst of a 2-fight skid that saw him lose the middleweight championship to Luke Rockhold<\/a> in 2015 before then dropping a 3rd round KO loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 205 in November. <\/a><\/p>\n

Now, with Weidman’s UFC 210 showdown with Gegard Mousasi rapidly approaching, the former middleweight champion spoke to Fox Sports<\/a> to explain what is motivating him going into such a pivotal fight:<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as you don\u2019t want to pay attention you know what people are thinking,\u201d Weidman told Damon Martin of FOX Sports in a recent interview. \u201cI love being motivated by doubters. There\u2019s definitely a lot of doubters right now who think I\u2019m done and I\u2019m far from done. It excites me and helps me push during every one of those workouts. Not only to become the best I can be everybody but on top to prove some people wrong, it\u2019s an awesome spot to be in. It\u2019s a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is everything. This is everything for me,\u201d Weidman said. \u201cThis is my path back to the top or it isn\u2019t. I need to do everything I can possible in training camp. No box is unchecked. Just do everything I possibly can. When I do that, there\u2019s nobody who can beat me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel so good in this camp. I haven\u2019t felt this good in a while and I\u2019m just hoping that translates to a dominant win. I know it will. He\u2019s a dangerous guy, he\u2019s experienced but I don\u2019t think he has anything for me. I think I\u2019m going to be too much for him.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

Leading up to the fight, Weidman’s coach Ray Longo explained that his fighter plateaued quite a bit<\/a>, and that resulted in his 2-fight skid. <\/p>\n

Only time will tell if the former champ is able to return to his former glory at UFC 210.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/6\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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