Ed Herman
No clear contender has emerged in the UFC’s middleweight division yet with several fighters trying to make their case for a shot at champion Anderson Silva.
Several feel that Chris Weidman’s impressive win over Mark Munoz puts him near the top, including fellow middleweight Ed Herman.
Herman tells announcer Mauro Ranallo that he thinks Silva and his camp are ducking Weidman and are trying to take the route that will pay them the most, a “Super Fight” with UFC welterweight title holder Georges St-Pierre.
Herman was a guest on “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” on Tuesday along with UFC featherweights Max Holloway and Nam Phan.
“I read those articles with his manager talking and they’re being smart. Of course getting a piece of the pay-per-view buys, that’s why a Georges St-Pierre fight makes sense for him. He doesn’t have many fights left and it looks like he’s looking to get paid. It’s smart. It’s a business. At the same time I like what Chris Weidman said, he’s pissed off, he wants a shot and thinks he can can beat Anderson. Anderson’s trying to duck him. I think it’s ’cause Weidman can beat him and everyone knows it. It sucks, there’s politics involved, there’s a lot of money on the line, and it’s sad to see the No. 1 contender not get a shot because Anderson’s camp is choosing who he wants to fight.
“I’d like to see Weidman get a shot because I think he can take out Anderson Silva.”
Herman won his third straight last February by submitting Clifford Starks at UFC 143 and will face Jake Shields this Saturday at UFC 150 as the former Strikeforce champ returns to the middleweight division.