At one point in time, ufc middleweight champion chris weidman was considered one of the most dominant fighters on the ufc roster. Chris weidman news, latest fights, mma fight record. Chris weidman destroys this weekends ufc payperview with a single tweet. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Chris weidman destroys this weekends ufc payperview. Reyes and former ufc middleweight champion chris weidman served as the event headliner. So the guy that beat weidman to death is worse than weidman. Weidman won the fight to capture the ufc middleweight belt with. Chris weidmans dad proclaimed to the world that chris is still his boy. Chris weidman vs demian maia fight result ufc on fox 2. Christopher james weidman born june 17, 1984 is an american professional mixed martial artist. In case you havent seen it, here is the no reservations episode with anthony where he goes to rio to eat delicious brazillian meat while ottavia gets ready, and competes in a bjj match.
Whats next for chris weidman after ending threefight. The fight began evenly with middleweight champion weidman and rockhold sharing the first two rounds. Boston ufc president dana white needs to talk about the future of chris weidman after the former middleweight champion suffered another defeat friday at ufc on espn 6 weidman 145 mma, 105 ufc lost for the fifth time in six fights when dominick reyes 120 mma, 60 ufc derailed the former titleholders light heavyweight debut with a firstround tko in the headlining bout, which. Apparently, this wasnt the only street fight the former champ was involved in in his youth. Chris weidman finally got back in the win column saturday night in long island.
Chris weidman vs demian maia ufc fight night full fight chris weidman vs demian maia. Weidman also known as ufc on espn 6 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the ultimate fighting championship that took place on october 18, 2019 at the td. Ufc 162 complete fighter breakdown, chris weidman edition. Anyone upset with my comments about fake fights has never been in a fight anyone who is outraged by me. This is chris weidman next fight and demian maia next fight. However, its been a rough go for him as of late, having last four of his last five fights and most recently suffering a loss via ko punches against ronaldo souza at ufc 230. Refused fights for a year and a half and fought once against branch who had him koed in the 1st.
The fights are on espn2, with the main card starting at 9. Weidman is a ufc veteran, having been fighting under the promotion since 2011. An exciting night of free fights ended with a huge submission win for chris weidman over kelvin gastelum on saturday. In particular, he said he plans to fight for the title. Chris weidman was highlymotivated going into his headlining fight against kelvin gastelum at last nights sat. From the gym to the sauna, from the hotel room to the octagon, newsday chronicled baldwins chris weidman in las vegas as he prepared to defend his title against anderson silva at ufc 168 on dec. Chris weidman accepted fights against edmen shahbazyan and yoel romero before ufc shutdown from mma fighting. Chris weidman full fight video for the first encounter between anderson silva and chris weidman at ufc 162. Chris weidman official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the middleweight fighter from united states. As the saying goes, there are no easy fights in the ufc. Chris weidman is a former middleweight champ moving to 205 pounds. Saturday night, the ufc returns to network tv when they. Chris weidman vs jacare souza full fight ufc 230 aggressive blaze. Is chris weidman the most overrated fighter in ufc history.
Mark munoz 23 postweidman one win over a current ufc fighter, tim boestch 36 in his last nine fights anderson silva 03 1 nc after losing to weidman the first time lyoto machida 12 postweidman lone win over the animal that is cb dolloway vitor belfort 11 lone win over a guy thats 36 in his last nine. However, weidman pulled out of the fight on may 17 with a cervical disc herniation. Chris weidman conflicted about fighting during coronavirus. Two retirements and a confusing fight ending made for a strange ufc 210 daniel cormier, left, and anthony johnson duked it out for the first time in 2015. Rockhold did however spend the final minute raining down a torrent of. Chris weidman new, 16 comments as chris weidman aims to get back on the winning track this weekend, we look back on. Latest on chris weidman including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Chris weidman tried to break up cyborgmagana fight. Weidmann also said he did not doubt his victory over light heavyweight champion jon jones. A profile of ufc middleweight champion chris weidman from his humble origin as a wrestler from long island to his dramatic victory over anderson silva to claim ufc gold. And still the best fighter in the world today, chris weidman.
Following his latest title defense over vitor belfort at ufc 187, middleweight champion chris weidman only has one request for his next fight and its to be part of the card thats currently. Background chris weidman was born in baldwin, new york, the second of three children. Chris weidman wants his ufc 210 loss against gegard mousasi overturned and a rematch after a referee and nysac screwup cost him the fight. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for chris weidman on espn. Fight by fight recap of chris weidmananderson silva card. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The other day, former ufc middleweight champion chris weidman who on october 18 will debut in the light heavyweight division, talked about his plans for the future. Since the episode, anthony has embraced bjj more, even started training and is up to a first stripe white belt last. Chris weidman isnt looking listless in his fights and missing weight. Chris weidman ends losing skid, submits kelvin gastelum weidman dominated his opponent on the ground throughout the fight before locking in the submission. Luke rockhold beats chris weidman at ufc 194 by tko after brutal fight to claim middleweight title. He is of german and irish descent11 and was raised as a lutheran. Weidman was five fights into his ufc career when he met the. Not long ago, former ufc middleweight champion chris weidman amused the mma community with a story about a street fight that he and ufc light heavyweight gian villante got into back in the day.
Luke rockhold beats chris weidman at ufc 194 after brutal. Ufc middleweight champion chris weidman has not been shy in letting the world know that he wants to fight fellow new yorker and wrestler, stripped former lightheavyweight champion jon jones. Anthony bourdain and his wife ottavia right next to him, in case anybody gives a shit. Weidman pits chris the allamerican weidman vs anderson the spider silva fight in mgm grand garden arena, las vegas, nevada, united states on jul 6, 20. A lesser known fighter might have already been shown the door, but weidman remained an elite talent in the division. Watch weidman vs mousasi fight video ufc 210 full event replay main card fights watch video chris weidman vs luke rockhold full fight ufc 194 part 3. Chris allamerican weidman vs luke rockhold full fight video ufc 194. Luke rockhold beats chris weidman at ufc 194 after brutal fight to. Chris weidmans december 3, 2010 ring of combat title fight at the tropicana hotel in atlantic city, nj round 3 part 2 of 2 round 1 not posted. Why does such an elite fighter make me question whether the threat is real.
Chris weidmans 12310 ring of combat title fight part. Before that, before this unsightly run, weidman was undefeated in, the reigning ufc middleweight king of the world and the allamerican hero. If jon jones ever returns to the sport of mma, chris weidman is ready to step in the octagon with him. Ufc ultimate insider chris weidman tv episode 2014 imdb. Ufc middleweight contender chris weidman fights for the middleweight title at ufc 162 on july 6 against champion anderson silva watch weidmans ufc debut against alessio sakara on. These are the happenings that stick in the minds of even the most jaded mma fans and bring with them a torrent of memories of fights gone by. Just ask chris weidman, who continues to face some of the meanest competition in the ufc. Weidman accepted fights against shahbazyan and romero. Chris weidman details his involvement in another street. Gastelum on long island at the nassau coliseum and breaking down the fights to predict winners. Ufc is coming to boston on october 18th 2019 at td garden.
All the goodnatured islanders rookie did was join teammates johnny boychuk and cal clutterbuck at longo and weidman mma in garden city for some striking training with former ufc m. The undefeated ufc middleweight champion chris weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 1100 73% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Im not leaving this sport without fighting jon jones see in app. Former ufc middleweight champion chris weidman discusses his upcoming match up against gegard mousasi and says a victory would put him back in. Vitor belfort todas as lutas no ufcvitor belfort all fights in ufc. Weidman obronil pas jednokrotnie, po czym podpisal kontrakt z ufc. Chris weidman full ufc on fox 25 postfight interview. In my last ufc fight and in all of my local fights, i always get too hyped up in the. One of the ufcs biggest events of the year takes place saturday night, featuring a pair of high profile title fights. Chris weidman tried to break up cyborgmagana fight, quickly thought better of it. Ray longo explains what led to chris weidmans 2fight. Chris weidman vs jacare souza full fight ufc 230 youtube. A rematch with rockhold was scheduled to take place on june 4, 2016, at ufc 199.
Weidman was the sort of fighter always believed to present problems for silva. Chris weidman has been training in selfisolation for the past month and he just lost his opponent but the former middleweight champion is still conflicted about whether or not he should fight or. Pump the brakes on the chris weidman title fight talk. With his natural athleticism he mastered the sport very quickly. Rockhold would have beaten belfort, machida, and yes silva toohe just didnt get those fights and chris did.
Unfortunately for the all american that changed in 2015, when he found himself knocked out by luke rockhold in the 4th round of their ufc 194 comain event fight, which saw him lose the middleweight championship. Chris weidman and the lost art of winning fights former ufc middleweight champion chris weidman is 03 in his last three fights and hasnt experienced the sweet smell of success since may 2015. As he tries to prevent a fourth loss in a row, chris weidmans fall from grace is. After a string of losses stemming from what some might consider bad luck, the former ufc middleweight champ was sitting at 03. Chris the allamerican weidman mma stats, pictures, news. Chris weidman wants a rematch after terrible ufc 210 fight. Chris weidman vs demian maia ufc fight night full fight. Anderson silva vs chris weidman full fight video ufc 162.