There have only been a handful of undefeated UFC champions in the promotion’s more than 20 year existence, but none have been able to hold onto the title and their flawless records for very long. Cain Velasquez was dethroned and handed his first professional loss in his first title reign back in 2011. Lyoto Machida barely edged Mauricio Rua in his first title defense in 2009 and was knocked out by “Shogun” to lose his strap in the rematch months later. The unpredictable nature of MMA makes it nearly impossible to foreshadow the length of any given title reign, but after seeing what Chris Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was able to do against Machida (21-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in his second middleweight championship defense at UFC 175 this past weekend, UFC President Dana White could see him becoming that guy. “The sky’s the limit for him,” White told MMAjunkie of Weidman’s potential as champion. “He’s the first guy I’ve ever seen so proud to be American … He comes off really well in every way, shape and form
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Dana White: ‘The sky’s the limit’ for UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman – MMA Junkie