UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman faces his toughest challenge to date when he takes on champion Anderson Silva at UFC 162 on July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated Weidman (9-0) earned his title shot by defeating Mark Munoz by knockout in his last outing. Following the Knockout of the Night victory over Munoz, Silva was reluctant to accept a fight with Weidman citing the 29-year-old’s lack of name value. Although frustrating at the time, Weidman is happy the match-up finally came to fruition. “Right after the Munoz fight it was frustrating to hear that they weren’t interested in me, but it is what it is. I guess when the UFC decided to make the fight happen, it happened. Everything happens for a reason. God had a plan and it worked out,” said Weidman on a UFC 162 media conference call. “I’m real excited for the fight, so I’m not really thinking back to the past and worrying about how frustrated I was. I kind of gave up on that and things kind of worked out well, so I’m happy,” he added
BAD MMA Trending Cloud
UFC • Bellator • Conor Mcgregor • news • PFL • Jon Jones • Daniel Cormier • Dustin Poirier • Khabib Nurmagomedov • Dana White • Francis Ngannou • Jorge Masvidal • videos • Nate Diaz • WSOF • Anderson Silva • Max Holloway • Ronda Rousey • Amanda Nunes • Donald Cerrone • Michael Bisping • Michael Chandler • Tony Ferguson • Kamaru Usman • Alexander Volkanovski • Demetrious Johnson • Alex Pereira • Charles Oliveira • featured • Henry Cejudo • jake paul • Jose Aldo • One Championship • Derrick Lewis • sean o'malley • Aljamain Sterling • Stipe Miocic • islam makhachev • Tyron Woodley • Georges St Pierre
- MMA News (110913)
- Kai Asakura shuts down concerns around weight cut for UFC 310 title shot vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- UFC 311 news: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira added to January pay-per-view
- Michael Bisping uses Jake Paul as example to highlight issue with Jon Jones
- UFC 310: Michael Chiesa sees Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry going the distance
- Ian Machado Garry rooting for Joaquin Buckley to beat ‘b*tch’ Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN 63
- UFC flyweights Edgar Chairez, C.J. Vergara to collide in March
- Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson medical suspensions: Both fighters receive same mandatory minimum
- Daniel Cormier responds to Bo Nickal’s discontent with UFC 309 commentary: ‘There’s room for improvement’
- Khalil Rountree discusses moment he ‘went blind’ in Alex Pereira loss at UFC 307
- MMA Junkie LIVE debate: Does Jon Jones deserve No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking?