[VIDEO] UFC 162 Extended Preview: Silva Fights “Like a Hero in a Movie”

We’re nearing one of the UFC’s biggest events of the year – UFC 162 – and so it’s the perfect time to get a little extra amped up for Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman and another of the night’s bouts. Weidman continues to talk himself up as the guy to dethrone middleweight champion Silva, and he’s joined by a number of other prominent MMA fighters who say he’s the perfect guy to beat Anderson.

Also, We get a sneak peak at Frankie Edgar’s training camp as he prepares to lose a controversially-close decision to Charles Oliveira. Oh yeah, there’s some apt Kanye West music at the end as well.

Do you think Weidman has a chance, nation? And, what other fight are you most looking forward to at UFC 162?

Elias Cepeda


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We’re nearing one of the UFC’s biggest events of the year — UFC 162 on July 6th — so it’s the perfect time to get a little more amped-up for Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman and another of the night’s bouts. Weidman continues to talk himself up as the guy to dethrone middleweight champion Silva, and he’s joined by a number of other prominent MMA fighters who say he’s the perfect guy to beat Anderson.

Also, we get a sneak peak at Frankie Edgar‘s training camp as he prepares to lose a controversially-close decision to Charles Oliveira. Oh yeah, there’s some apt Kanye West music at the end as well.

Do you think Weidman has a chance, nation? And, what other fight are you most looking forward to at UFC 162? Check out the full fight-lineup after the jump, and let us know in the comments.

Elias Cepeda

PPV MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT)
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman (for middleweight title)
Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira (FW)
Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie (MW)
Mark Munoz vs. Tim Boetsch (MW)
Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver (FW)

FX PRELIMS BROADCAST (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT)
Chris Leben vs. Andrew Craig (MW)
Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome (LW)
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman (HW)
Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira (LW)

FACEBOOK PRELIMS (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT)
Seth Baczynski vs. Brian Melancon (WW)
David Mitchell vs. Mike Pierce (WW)