{"id":53564,"date":"2013-03-06T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=53564"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:15:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:15:04","slug":"anderson-silva-vs-chris-weidman-official-for-ufc-162-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/anderson-silva-vs-chris-weidman-official-for-ufc-162-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman Official For UFC 162 | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/anderson-silva2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47038\" title=\"anderson-silva2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/anderson-silva2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s finally official! A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and challenger Chris Weidman has been set for the July 4th Pay-Per-View weekend in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Newsdays&#8217; Mark La Monica broke the news via Twitter today while working in Albany alongside UFC\u00a0 Lorenzo Fertitta, Chris Weidman, Ronda Rousey, and others pushing for the legalization of MMA in the state of New York. Chris Weidman <strong>and<\/strong> Lorenzo Fertitta both retweeted the post, confirming it&#8217;s legitimacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23breaking\">#breaking<\/a> Lorenzo Fertitta just told @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisweidmanufc\">chrisweidmanufc<\/a>in Albany that he spoke to Anderson Silva and the fight is on for July 4 weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaMonicaMark\/status\/309355054006140930\">March 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>UFC 162 takes place Saturday, July 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other fights on the card include Tim Kennedy vs Roger Gracie and Rafael Calvacante vs Thiago Silva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally official! A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and challenger Chris Weidman has been set for the July 4th Pay-Per-View weekend in Las Vegas. 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