UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman ended Anderson Silva’s seven-year reign atop the middleweight division at UFC 162 on July 6 by knockout. The two are set to rematch on Dec. 28 at UFC 168, and Weidman’s coach, Ray Longo, thinks it’s going to be another bad night for Silva. “This guy had a highlight reel that would scare the crap out of anybody. Now, knowing that he can knock this guy out – you’ve seen it in boxing a hundred times, guys don’t come back from that type of knockout. On top of that, the guy is 40 or 39 or whatever he is. I don’t see it,” Longo told MMAWeekly.com content partner Shameless Radio about the rematch. Longo expects Weidman to have even more confidence heading into their second fight, now equipped with the knowledge of what to expect. “I think Weidman is going to go in more confident than he was in the first fight. He knows what to expect with all the mugging and all the antics
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Chris Weidman Coach Believes Anderson Silva is Going to Have a “Bad Night” in Rematch – MMA Weekly