{"id":57891,"date":"2013-04-27T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=57891"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:09:04","slug":"video-chris-weidman-says-he-is-a-nightmare-for-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/video-chris-weidman-says-he-is-a-nightmare-for-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Chris Weidman Says He Is a &#8220;Nightmare&#8221; For Anderson Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/media\/UFC-159-Weidman-q-and-a\/embed?width=560&amp;height=315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nPrior to yesterday&#8217;s UFC 159 weigh-ins, middleweight title challenger, Chris Weidman held a UFC Fight Club fan Q &amp; A.<\/p>\n<p>During his time on the stage he addressed several issues, one of which being his upcoming fight against reigning champion, Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the best thing that Anderson Silva does is mentally destroy people before they even get in the cage with him. 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