Former UFC champ Chris Weidman had some thoughts on both Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva coming out of Saturday’s UFC 234 headliner. First things first, Weidman (14-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) took something of a shot at Adesanya (16-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who remained unbeaten in his career with a unanimous decision win over Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in the UFC 234 main event, which took place at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Related Twitter reacts to Israel Adesanya's thrilling win over Anderson Silva at UFC 234 The hype around Adesanya has continued to grow with each UFC showing, but Weidman said the latest performance didn’t quite live up to all the praise that “Stylebender” has received (via Twitter ): Adesanya just a tad bit overrated — Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 10, 2019 As far as Silva goes, Weidman said he was pleased to see the Brazilian legend “still has it” and put on a competitive performance over the course of three rounds. Weidman is intimately familiar with “The Spider” after their memorable two-fight series in 2013 that saw a then-undefeated Weidman evolve into UFC champ and end Silva’s record-setting run. Related Israel Adesanya on middleweight title picture after UFC 234: 'I'm the No. 1 contender' UFC President Dana White was asked post-fight at UFC 234 about his interest in potentially making a third Silva vs
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