Chris Weidman is out of surgery and smiling after snapping his leg in shocking fashion against Uriah Hall at UFC 261 . Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) suffered a disturbing compound fracture just 17 seconds into his middleweight bout with Hall (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. He threw a right leg kick that was checked, and when he stepped back the limb folded under his weight, he collapsed to the ground in agony on the mat. It was an eerily similar situation to what happened in Weidman’s UFC 168 fight with Anderson Silva in December 2013, but in that fight is was “The Spider” who was on the receiving end of the injury . Related Uriah Hall: Chris Weidman's leg break 'was so weird. I just pictured Anderson Silva.' Anderson Silva sends heartfelt message to Chris Weidman after nasty UFC 261 leg break Weidman was quickly placed on a stretcher after the fight was waved off and rushed to the hospital, where he was stabilized and prepped for surgery on Sunday morning
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Chris Weidman’s wife provides post-surgery update after ‘horrible’ leg break at UFC 261 – MMA Junkie