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Report: Anderson Silva Hoping to Rematch Chris Weidman This Year
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva may have surprised some fans when he said he wasn’t interested in fighting Chris Weidman again, moments after he was knocked out by the undefeated middleweight at UFC 162, but now a report’s surfaced claiming… Read More
Opinion: Opponents for New Champ Chris Weidman?
By Michael Hatmoto
New UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman shocked the MMA world by ending the six-year championship span of Brazilian fighter Anderson Silva.
During the main event of UFC 162, Weidman was able to take Silva… Read More
UFC 162 Bonuses: Chris Weidman Takes “Knockout of the Night”
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman scored the biggest win of his life at UFC 162, by ending the legendary reign of Anderson Silva, and he also earned “Knockout of the Night” for his efforts.
The All-American wrestler earned the honor… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Chris Weidman’s Pay at UFC 162; Tim Kennedy and Roger Gracie May Steal The Show
By Joshua Molina
Where does all the money in the UFC go?
The mainstream media picked up on the controversial topic last week. Former Strikeforce star Tim Kennedy turned himself into a more high-profile star by saying he could get… Read More
UFC 162 Weigh-In Results: Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman Make Weight, Have Heated Face Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, Nevada made weight this afternoon, including headliners Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.
The middleweight champ Silva weighed in at 184 pounds for the bout,… Read More
Opinion: UFC 162 and Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
By Jesse Heitz
Tomorrow, UFC 162 will be upon us. Many fight fans are gearing up for the bout that could very well see arguably the greatest active fighter, if not the greatest fighter of all time,… Read More
Seth Baczynski: Chris Weidman “Can Beat Anybody in the World”, But Anderson Silva is “a Big Lion to Tame”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it took many observers a while to get behind it, as this Saturday’s UFC 162 tilt between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman nears, there certainly seems to be a ton of hype… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: At UFC 162, Can Chris Weidman Avoid Being MMA’s Gerry Cooney?
By Joshua Molina
This Saturday the 9-0 Chris Weidman will challenge pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 162.
All the buzz is around Weidman, the All-American college wrestler who is looking to take the crown… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: UFC 162 Chris Weidman Buzz Baffling
By Joshua Molina
Chris Weidman is starting to become too much of a good thing.
In interviews everwhere he comes across even more confident than the the slew of MMA fighters predicting he’ll beat Silva.
Now in a published report… Read More
Anderson Silva: Facing Chris Weidman is Just “Another Fight”, GSP “Had His Chance” to Call for Super Fight
By Kelsey Mowatt
When the year began, it wasn’t clear who Anderson Silva would defend his title against next, as the superstar was coming off another victory over Chael Sonnen. Due to previous and fairly recent wins… Read More
Chris Weidman Turned to the “Wonderboy” Stephen Thompson to Prepare for Anderson Silva
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Chris Weidman is scheduled to fight the man most people think is the planet’s best fighter at UFC 162, that doesn’t mean he abandoned hope of training with someone who can emulate Anderson Silva’s style. In… Read More
UFC 162’s Chris Weidman Putting “Super Fight” Talk Aside: “My Job is to Shine on July 6th”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Not only has Chris Weidman worked hard to become one of the sport’s top middleweights since he transitioned into MMA, but the decorated wrestler had to campaign long and hard to secure his UFC… Read More
Opinion: Anderson Silva Will Test Chris Weidman’s Chin
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva faces No. 1 contender Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in Las Vegas on July 6, in what could be a thrilling fight for MMA fans.
I expect to see… Read More
Opinion: Chris Weidman Needs To Back Up His Talk
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has faced little in-cage adversity during his epic title run, though challenger Chris Weidman hopes to disrupt the dominant Brazilian fighter’s championship run.
Weidman will look to try and… Read More
Media Watch: GSP Believes Chris Weidman Will Finish Anderson Silva
By Timothy J. Gilbert
Anderson Silva, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, the man who defended his belt 11 times, the man who has not lost since his disqualification against Yushin Okami over seven years ago, will lose his… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Fighting Chris Weidman at UFC 162
By FCF Staff
Despite the reservations from Anderson Silva and his camp, as to whether Chris Weidman is a big enough draw at this stage of his career, the middleweight champion has reportedly agreed to fight the undefeated challenger on… Read More
Report: Bout Between UFC Champ Anderson Silva And Chris Weidman Possible For July
By FCF Staff
After months of campaigning for a bout with UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, it appears as though Chris Weidman has the backing of the UFC, and that the rising challenger could get a title shot when he… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Silva Camp’s Logic For Not Fighting Chris Weidman Makes Little Sense
By Joshua Molina
Something’s fishy about Anderson Silva.
His manager, according to media reports, said Silva doesn’t want to fight the undefeated Chris Weidman because no one knows who Weidman is and that it would cost the UFC a lot… Read More
Quote of the Day: Chris Weidman Says Anderson Silva Avoiding Him “At All Costs”
By FCF Staff
With Vitor Belfort having set Michael Bisping’s title shot aspirations back, courtesy a stunning head kick earlier this month, Chris Weidman is campaigning once again for a bout with UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva.
After Weidman blasted… Read More
Chris Weidman Hopes to Return in Four Months After Shoulder Surgery
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman underwent surgery to repair the injured shoulder which pulled him from a December 29th, UFC 155 bout with Tim Boetsch, and the middleweight contender is hoping to return sometime in early 2013.
Speaking via his… Read More