{"id":388481,"date":"2021-06-22T07:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=388481"},"modified":"2021-06-22T07:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:29:55","slug":"chris-weidman-confident-he-will-fight-again-after-breaking-leg-at-ufc-261","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chris-weidman-confident-he-will-fight-again-after-breaking-leg-at-ufc-261\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman confident he will fight again after breaking leg at UFC 261"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he is confident he will fight again after breaking his leg against Uriah Hall at UFC 261.<\/p>\n<p>Weidman snapped his leg on a kick that Hall checked in the opening moments of their fight at UFC 261. It was one of the most brutal injuries we have ever seen inside the Octagon, and at the moment it happened, many fans were wondering if Weidman would ever fight again. Incredibly, Weidman is already walking around less than two months after the incident took place. In fact, he&#8217;s already back in the gym doing some pad work and light sparring, and he even golfed a full 18 holes. &#8220;The All-American&#8221; might have broken his leg, but he&#8217;s not letting that injury stop him from continuing to be a tremendous athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/6\/22\/22544872\/chris-weidman-if-i-think-i-can-be-best-in-world-i-can-do-what-i-need-to-do-with-leg-im-going-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>, Weidman spoke about the road to recovery from his gruesome injury. Though Weidman knows that he still has plenty of hard work and rehab ahead of him, he&#8217;s confident that he can continue to get healthier and one day fight again.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YFTRKA\">\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of milestones I\u2019ve got to get through and I\u2019m sure there\u2019s going to be some setbacks, but I\u2019m prepared for it. Nothing\u2019s going to break me. I\u2019ll just keep moving forward. If at the end of the day, I\u2019m in the gym and as I\u2019m as good as the doctors say I\u2019m going to get and I can\u2019t do anything that I used to be able to do, I\u2019m not going to fight. (But) if I think I can be the best in the world, and I can do what I need to do with this leg, then I\u2019m going to fight,&#8221; Weidman said.<\/p>\n<p>We here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BJPenn.com\">BJPenn.com<\/a> wish Chris Weidman the absolute best in his recovery from a broken leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman says he is confident he will fight again after breaking his leg against Uriah Hall at UFC 261. Weidman snapped his leg on a kick that Hall checked in the opening moments of their fight at UFC 261. 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