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\nDuring last nights episode of ‘UFC Tonight’ on Fuel TV, analysts Kenny Florian and Chael Sonnen gave their take on this weekend’s UFC middlweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman:<\/p>\n

Kenny Florian<\/strong> on how Weidman can win the fight: <\/strong>\u201cWeidman can legitimately win this fight. If you look at his style and the problems he can present to Anderson. He\u2019s not only a wrestler, but he can strike, as Mark Munoz found out. If he gets you on the ground, he has some lovely attacks with his D\u2019arce choke and his guillotine choke. He sets it up as his opponent tries to get back to his guard and back to his feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen on fighting Anderson Silva: <\/strong>\u201cI had over 30 good, positive minutes in there with Anderson Silva. But the one thing I found out the hard way is you cannot take your eye off the ball. You cannot relax. He\u2019s too dangerous. He has so many tricks in the bag. He can catch you at any time. Chris Weidman, above all else, just needs to stay focused, stay in the moment, stay in position, and take it one second, one minute and one round at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florian on Silva\u2019s keys to the fight: <\/strong>\u201cThe key is his lateral movement. He needs to circle away from that pressure like he did against Okami. He\u2019s going to have to use his classic faints and fakes and Chris Weidman needs to be careful going forward. Anderson has used the cage so well, which allows him to prevent the takedowns. You give Anderson Silva one opening and he can take advantage of it. He\u2019s able to create something out of nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen on Weidman\u2019s keys to victory over Silva:<\/strong> \u201cIf Weidman wants to have success, he needs to use pressure. He needs to come forward, close the distance and get his hands on him. He drags his opponents down for as many minutes and as many rounds as they\u2019re in there. When he goes for takedowns, he always hides them with punches first. He\u2019s good with ground and pound, he\u2019s able to pass the guard and he\u2019s able to look for those submissions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During last nights episode of ‘UFC Tonight’ on Fuel TV, analysts Kenny Florian and Chael Sonnen gave their take on this weekend’s UFC middlweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman: Kenny Florian on how Weidman can win the fight: \u201cWeidman can legitimately win this fight. 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