Background. A great example of the problem faced in Silva's leaning away from punches at the waist can be seen in Sugar Ray Robinson's autobiography, Sugar Ray, in which he details preparing to fight the incredibly awkward and savvy Randy Turpin, who had bested Robinson for his title in their first meeting. Of course, I had no idea that Chris Weidman would be the man to try this and even less of a clue that it would end in a knockout for a fighter whose chances most of us were pretty pessimistic about. After beating a legend in Anderson Silva, Uriah Hall now has a chance to get back a key career loss. The two previously met at UFC 162, with Weidman winning via KO in the second round, earning the title.. Co-featured was a Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. Before Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva meet on stage at today’s UFC 168 news conference, take a look back at their first fight. Watch the official Countdown segment for Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva at UFC 168. Robinson reminisced, "In my desperation, I feinted Turpin into retreat with my left jab, as I had done to my sparring partners. Watch what happens Saturday night at UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman. Two powerful featherweight strikers go to war at UFC 162 as Cub Swanson looks to use his precision to shut down Dennis Siver's unrelenting pace. 06, 2013 KO/TKO Punch 2 1:18 win. Baldwin's Chris Weidman knocked out defending champion Anderson Silva in the second round to win the UFC middleweight championship Saturday at UFC 162 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Photo by … Dana White's UFC 162 Vlog is a look behind the scenes from UFC 160. It opens up some lovely counters if you can convince an opponent to lunge at you—see Silva over Forrest Griffin or Muhammad Ali over Sonny Liston (which I wrote about here)—but if you get hit while bending backward at the waist, absorbing the force of the blow could end badly. The truth of the knockout is pretty simple: Weidman's double right hand caused Silva to lean back as far as he could before the left hook was released. The first round would see Chris get the takedown and controls from the top and lands a few good hard shots. Unfortunately, most who do pull away from punches eventually get hit while they are doing so, which is far worse than getting hit while leaning backward in a stance with some semblance of a guard. Chris Weidman Anderson Silva 1 0 16 14 1 0 2 0 UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman Jul. As the second, short right hand came (with nothing on it), Anderson pulled back just as he normally does for the left hook, leaving him with nowhere to go, bent over backward and unable to move his feet as Weidman's left hook sailed in. Fans can complain about Silva leaning back with his hands low all day because it cost him the fight, but it has also won him numerous fights in his incredible win streak. 5.ANDERSON SILVA VS CHRIS WEIDMAN-this was for the Middleweight title with Anderson Silva defending and this was one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. With the All American Chris Weidman having a background in wrestling, from the get-go, the plan seemed pretty clear. He is the former UFC Middleweight Champion.In 2013, he earned worldwide prominence by becoming the first man to defeat Anderson Silva (which he did twice) inside the UFC to become the … Undisputed takes on undefeated as middleweight champion Anderson Silva faces off against challenger Chris Weidman at UFC 162, July 6 in Las Vegas. A fantastic example of both the risks and rewards of pulling straight back from punches can be seen in Prince Naseem Hamed's bout with Kevin Kelley. Does the 9-0 Chris Weidman have UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva's number? Now he'll need all of his skills to take on former champion Frankie Edgar. When Anderson Silva snapped his leg across Chris Weidman's shinbone on a cold December night 13 months ago, it felt like the final chapter of a legend. Middleweight champion Anderson Silva returns to Brazil to ready himself at home for the toughest test of his career; meanwhile, Long Island's Chris Weidman works day in and day out in the hopes of becoming the next UFC Middelweight champion. When the man inevitably couldn't, Oyama would explain that it was more to do with the weight of the seated man's head being behind his centre of gravity and needing to move it forward in order to stand. When he yanked his head back, I let go a right hand to the face.". It is difficult to lean as far back, or as freely, with one's hands up—try performing limbo while holding your fists to your chin for a lesson in human balance. No punches are pulled as they break down Chris Weidman's prospects for unseating Anderson Silva from his middleweight throne. You're going to want to keep that open. What Weidman did was to stay in range at all times while getting Silva to lean back. In 2008, middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up in weight to 205 to see if his power would still be a threat at light heavyweight. Christopher James Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. I am not so traditional-minded that I believe a fighter should never pull straight back from punches—that is simply old fashioned and has been proven wrong by the enormous success of men like Ali, Prince Naseem, Roy Jones Jr. and Silva. Watch what happens Saturday night at UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman. By: Mike Bohn. The dual fracture Silva … It was. Former champion Frankie Edgar has proven his durability and heart in seven straight five-round title fights. With only seconds left in the round, Chris Weidman uses a standing guillotine choke to submit Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131. After seven straight title fights, former UFC champion Frankie Edgar talks about what it means to have only fifteen minutes to get the job done. MMA Editor July 8, 2013 Comments. Watch Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman full fight video highlights from UFC 162's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.. UFC 162 took place … In the second round, it was more of Silva going about his usual antics and waiting for Weidman to overextend himself. Every fighter has weak points and every fighter makes mistakes. UFC middleweight title: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva Silva is one of MMA’s all-time greats, an otherwordly blend of precision striking, creativity and instincts. Back in 2013, fighter Chris Weidman made history, becoming the first man to defeat Anderson Silva, beating him twice in less than six months, to claim the … Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva Round One. UFC 162 - Silva vs. Weidman pits Chris The All-American Weidman vs Anderson The Spider Silva fight in MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on Jul 6, 2013. Ed Mulholland for ESPN. Pick up Jack's eBooks Advanced Striking and Elementary Striking at his blog, Fights Gone By. Watch Chris Weidman challenge for the belt and Charles Oliveira push Frankie at featherweight. Here's the GIF of the knockout. Many fans and journalists are claiming his KO to be more a case of Silva losing the fight for himself rather than Weidman taking the title from him. On July 6, Anderson Silva plans to be the one who's shored up his weak points and capitalizes on Chris Weidman's mistakes. Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter to ever perform in the Octagon; Chris Weidman is the perfect man to end his reign. Weidman … On July 6 Chris Weidman shocked the world by handing Anderson Silva his first ever KO loss. The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman. Some fans are certainly still convinced Silva won the first round. Reaching to hit Silva—as Forrest famously did—is just asking to meet a counterpunch as your strikes fall short. Recounting how Turpin pulled directly back from strikes, Robinson remembers that an old adviser, Soldier Jones, counselled him to "feint Turpin into yanking his head back...because then he can't yank it back no more. Six months later Weidman would join the UFC and 34 months later he would be champion. UFC fighters provide candid analysis of the summer's biggest fight: Silva vs Weidman. Weidman's success in throwing Silva off his game and catching the champion off-balance before finishing him on the ground was largely due to his doubling up off his right hand. Boxers often double or even triple up the same hand mid-combination, which makes it difficult for the defender to turn side to side as Silva does. Oyama would have a man sit on a chair with his feet on the floor and his back against the backrest. Now highly-technical Charles Oliveira will get three rounds to deliver on his potential and make a name for himself in the division. His jabs landed successfully through Silva's razzle-dazzle, and that had to irritate the champion. The event was headlined by a Middleweight Championship rematch between the champion Chris Weidman and former champion Anderson Silva. Had the fight continued, I have little doubt that Weidman would have continued to work his way in and fake Silva into overcommitting to a backward lean. UFC 162 brought one of the greatest surprises in recent UFC history as the relatively inexperienced Chris Weidman knocked out the great Anderson Silva. At UFC 166, The Spider will attempt to reclaim his spot atop the 185-pound division. By: Matt Erickson. Las Vegas United States, Copyright © 2001-2021 UFC All Rights Reserved. Chris Weidman is the top contender for his title. Anderson is so used to evading basic combinations that they just won't work. UFC 162 brought one of the greatest surprises in recent UFC history as the relatively inexperienced Chris Weidman knocked out the great Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman July 7, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC 162 Results: Chris Weidman def. While training for his UFC 119 fight versus Chris Lytle, the UFC followed Matt Serra for a video blog series that made an introduction to Chris Weidman. Leaning straight back away from punches at the waist is a technical taboo in boxing. Try to nullify the Brazilian’s striking and get the Anderson Silva to the ground. Hamed was dropped multiple times as he was hit while trying to lean back, but equally, Hamed's own knockout punch came off one of these awkward backward leans which made Kelley overcommit. Weidman won the first round in fairly convincing fashion as he took down the champion, landed good punches and attacked with a kneebar and heel hook. In July, Chris Weidman ended Anderson Silva's middleweight title reign of nearly seven years. Turpin was awkward, but nowhere near as active in his backward leans as Anderson Silva is. I am not saying that doubling up would allow a fighter to knock Silva out—there isn't a simple answer to an iron chin. On the subject of leaning back at the waist to evade punches and how precariously positioned it can leave a fighter, I am reminded of an old trick that the great karate master Mas Oyama would perform to illustrate the importance of posture. Anderson Silva is the best there's ever been. Weidman currently competes in the middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In the first fight, he caught the Brazilian with a punch to score … Watch 2 free prelims fights live on Saturday at 7/4PM ET/TP - Seth Baczynski vs Brian Melancon and Mike Pierce vs David Mitchell. The thing which most people won't understand is the importance of the powerless backhand in the middle of the combination. The challenger did a wonderful job of continually moving into good striking range rather than lunging in at Anderson's bait. Not content to be known as a jiu-jitsu specialist, UFC featherweight Charles Oliveira asked to fight the best. However, there is a reason why elite boxers rarely roll with every punch as effectively as Silva does; boxers are not as predictable and one-note in their offense. Keep your eyes open for my breakdown of Cub Swanson's performance against Denis Siver and my upcoming pair of articles on "The Fights That Made Anderson Silva.". MGM Grand Arena, UFC 168 Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva December 29, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. … Once the fight returned to the feet, Anderson Silva went to his showboating and looked to convince the judges that he was winning the round based on his confidence and bravado. More buzz from the MMA universe in a new edition of TGIFighting , Robert Whittaker defeats Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision in tonight's main event. ", After apparently being headbutted in their second meeting, Robinson began to worry that the fight could be called off as a technical knockout in favour of Turpin. Dana White talks about the upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen fight card and also takes the viewers behind the scenes of UFC 162. I spoke in my "Killing the King" series about how Anderson rolls with or pulls away from punches and how his opponents in MMA make it a lot easier for him by never leaving the left-right-left punching pattern: In MMA, this [rolling with strikes] should be easier than in boxing because almost all MMA fighters attack by alternating their hands—left-right-left or vice versa. Promo Video | UFC 168 By The Numbers: Chris Weidman report dead link Take a look at some championship statistics for Chris Weidman ahead of his rematch with Anderson Silva. Weidman and Silva fought back at UFC 162 and 168 with the American winning both. The result came 1:16 into the second round, when Silva … Had Weidman not gotten Silva to pull his head back with the slappy second right hand, the left hook would have sailed right past by an inch or two, and we would all still be talking about Silva's reflexes. Very few opponents have doubled up punches from one hand against Silva. Chris Weidman recognizes the danger that Anderson Silva poses, but has every intention of moving forward and demanding respect from the champion. Anderson Silva via KO (Punch) at 1:18 of Round 2 Charles Oliveira makes an extremely successful featherweight debut, submitting Eric Wisely with a calf slicer at UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis. Anderson Silva's rematch with Chris Weidman ended with the Brazilian star suffering a broken left leg. What will happen when two masters of mixed martial arts bring their best to one another? A similar effect can, of course, be accomplished by doubling up the jab, but the double right hand obviously worked well on this occasion. Two men who've worn UFC gold - reigning middleweight king Anderson Silva and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar - face dangerous opponents at UFC 162. At this point, Oyama, a strong man by most standards, would place his index finger on the seated man's forehead and ask him to stand up. Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter to ever perform in the Octagon; Chris Weidman is the perfect man to end his reign. Weidman has just nine fights to … As it happened, the first time that Weidman used the double right hand to place himself in range for the left hook, it worked. Jack can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. Chris Weidman defeated Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship Silva got caught with a left hand while trying to toy with his opponent Silva … So often in combat sports, it is the minor punches which are more important than the major ones. Connor and Fraser take a look at the finish and compare the finishing sequence to some of Anderson… Sadly, MMA is the kind of sport wherein judges can be fooled into thinking that showboating actually means something. 06, … Anderson Silva Chris Weidman 0 1 14 16 0 1 0 2 UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman Jul. August 6, 2020 Chris Weidman doesn’t see a point in fighting Anderson Silva for the third time. Anderson loves to draw fighters in by making their strikes fall just short. Chris Weidman discusses his first fight against Anderson Silva, his take on 'Jacare' Souza, Machida vs. Munoz, and much more during a UFC 168 world tour stop in Rio on Sunday. Watch Silva's fights with Stephan Bonnar, Vitor Belfort or any other who chose to strike with him. UFC middleweight Mark Munoz recounts the bout that reshaped his career and his confidence - his UFC 138 main event war with Chris Leben. Find out at the UFC 162 summer blockbuster on Saturday, July 6th. Weidman has just nine fights to his name going into the middleweight title bout, and had been absent from the sport for a year (a quarter of his total career) due to injury. Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman and the Weirdness That Was Brian Oswald @ @briancoswald. What I will say is that using this unusual style of evasion does raise the stakes enormously when the leaning fighter inevitably does get hit clean. Unfortunately, Weidman has been robbed of some of the glory that he deserves. Get ready for an epic rematch at UFC 168 by re-living the excitement of the first Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman middleweight title fight. 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