Besides, it will be very difficult for the 38-year-old middleweight contender to rise through the ranks and challenge for the belt against the new blood. This could end up being Chris Weidman’s last fight if he loses to Brad Tavares. I think they’ll see enough in that fight where they’ll believe,” he added. “But I have to prove that, and so until then I’ll shut my mouth and just go out there and prove it against Brad Tavares. I think once people see me back out there and see that I’m not this old bum at this point, and they see that I have some serious threats to bring to the table, I believe I’m a really bad matchup for him,” said Chris. No one accomplished what I’ve accomplished in the middleweight division besides Israel Adesanya as far as title defenses and all that. But for now, his plan is to prove to everyone that he is not washed. Weidman claimed that Izzy will face problems due to their styles. The former middleweight champion sounded extremely confident about reclaiming the belt from Israel Adesanya. While speaking to Ariel, Weidman revealed his goals. During this conversation, The All American discussed topics like his leg injury, his ESPN documentary, and many other things. Chris Weidman drops optimistic take on UFC comebackĪhead of his big comeback in the UFC, Chris Weidman sat down for an interview with Ariel Helwani at the MMA Hour Show. However, there are some ‘Old Gaurd’s still in competition.Īfter suffering a horrific leg injury in 2021 during his fight against Uriah Hall, Chris Weidman is finally scheduled to make his long-awaited return inside the octagon as he takes on Brad Tavares on the main card of UFC 292: Sterling vs O’Malley on August 19th at the iconic TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The legends of the Past are leaving the sport and future prospects are filling in their spots. However it plays out, we'll be ready.UFC is going through a ‘Passing of the torch’ scenario right now. "I'm in the rank, top nine right now, I don't know where I go after this, maybe eight, the goal is just to get to Izzy. Obviously I got the win on paper…whoever the UFC is going to line up, my goal is the same, I'm trying to become champ and we gotta play the game," Hall said. "It was a very important fight coming into this because he was the first guy to beat me. He is also the first fighter in UFC history to win without throwing a single strike in a fight. Hall is the closest he has been to the UFC middleweight title picture since making his UFC debut in 2013. ![]() The 36-year-old Hall continued his late-career surge by winning his fourth straight and fifth in his last six bouts, which included a TKO of Silva last October. "It's the sucky part of this sport, it's the hurt business but I have nothing bad to say about him. ![]() "I wanted to put on a great performance but I just wish him and his family well," Hall said. It's just crazy how we ended up here again." He was the first one to defeat Anderson, I was the last. I didn't know what fear was and during that time we went different paths. It is a crazy story that he was the first man I fought that defeated me and introduced me to fear. "I got nothing but respect for Chris Weidman," Hall said. ![]() ![]() In addition, Weidman's injury took place in the fight immediately after light heavyweight Jimmy Crute suffered a TKO loss to Anthony Smith following a different leg injury that forced the cageside doctor to rule Crute couldn't continue. The sad irony of the situation is that Weidman (15-6) scored a similar victory over Anderson Silva in their 2013 middleweight title rematch that left the former champion sidelined for a full year. But the impact of the injury, which saw Weidman's tibia break through the skin, brought a hush over the crowd and an emotional reaction from a stunned Hall. The 185-pound rematch was instantly called off and ruled a TKO for Hall (17-9) just 17 seconds into the bout inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. In one of the most gruesome injuries in UFC history, Uriah Hall checked a kick from Chris Weidman that shattered the right leg of the former middleweight champion on Saturday at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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