{"id":357440,"date":"2020-07-29T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T01:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=357440"},"modified":"2020-07-29T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T01:28:52","slug":"chris-weidman-plans-to-mentally-and-physically-break-omari-akhmedov-to-earn-stoppage-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chris-weidman-plans-to-mentally-and-physically-break-omari-akhmedov-to-earn-stoppage-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman plans to “mentally and physically break” Omari Akhmedov to earn stoppage win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Weidman is expecting to snap his losing streak and get back to the win column in a big way.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event of the August 8 fight card, Weidman is dropping back down to middleweight to take on the 11th-ranked contender<\/a> in Omari Akhmedov. For the former champion, he knows he will the bigger man in there and expects that to be a big advantage for him.<\/p>\n

“I can never make ’70 in my life, it would never be an option,” Chris Weidman said to Line Movement<\/a>. “He looks like he is a strong guy. But, I can sustain a certain level of strength and pace as a big guy that can wear on a guy that is a little smaller and strong. I think I have a big advantage in that.”<\/p>\n

Weidman also believes he also has the cardio advantage in addition to the size advantage<\/a>. So, he expects to break his opponent mentally and physically on August 8.<\/p>\n

“I match up great. He is a tough guy like a caveman from Russia, swings heavy and wild. He’s on a nice win streak, I think a six-fight win streak. Not that he is super known or anything but he has been doing his thing in ’85 pound division. To be honest, I think I’m better everywhere, he gets tired and swings heavy,” he explained. “Not that he is knocking too many people out, he doesn’t have many knockouts. He does swing wild a little unorthodox but he gets tired. I just think I can pick him apart on the feet, create a crazy pace and mentally and physically break him.”<\/p>\n

With all those factors, Chris Weidman expects to get his first win since 2017. Weidman believes he’ll be able to piece the Russian up on the feet and then earn a ground and pound win. But, he isn’t ruling out earning another submission win on his record.<\/p>\n

“I think I’m going to crack him with a good shot, take him down, climb to mount, ground and pound him for a TKO. He might give me his neck, I’ll take that too. We will see,” he concluded.<\/p>\n

Do you think Chris Weidman will be able to beat Omari Akhmedov by stoppage as he says?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Weidman is expecting to snap his losing streak and get back to the win column in a big way. In the co-main event of the August 8 fight card, Weidman is dropping back down to middleweight to take on the 11th-ranked contender in Omari Akhmedov. 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