On Saturday, Chris Weidman dramatically wrested control of the 185-pound belt from Anderson Silva, ending the UFC middleweight’s almost seven-year reign as champion.
Weidman’s victory at UFC 162 is, in many ways, the end of an era. After shaking off the stars from Weidman’s knockout blow in the second round, Silva told a booing crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that his days of pursuing the title are now over.
But those sentiments obviously fell on deaf ears as only moments later, UFC president Dana White was already preparing the rematch.
That rematch would be a lucrative night for the promotion and very tempting for Silva who hasn’t tasted defeat in a long, long time. Here are three reasons why we should expect a big comeback from the spider.