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‘Where Was This When He Fought Mokaev?’ – Fans React As Manel Kape Puts On A Show In UFC Tampa Return

Manel Kape looked to make a statement as to why he should be next in line for Alexandre Pantoja and the UFC flyweight championship. And perhaps he’s made a case after his finish of Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa. Kape’s path to victory in the fight didn’t come without battle scars. Silva landed three low […]

Manel Kape looked to make a statement as to why he should be next in line for Alexandre Pantoja and the UFC flyweight championship. And perhaps he’s made a case after his finish of Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa.

Kape’s path to victory in the fight didn’t come without battle scars. Silva landed three low blows on “Starboy” before the halfway point of the fight, resulting in the Brazilian being deducted one point.

Ultimately, that didn’t make a difference for Silva. Kape’s offense was on full display over the course of the second round, and though Silva landed some power during the third frame, the top 10 contender landed a kick that started a flurry and quickly put “Bulldog” away.

Silva argued (ironically) that the initial kick was a low blow, but it wasn’t enough to overturn referee Keith Petersen’s original no call.

Kape has now won five of his last six fights and rebounds from his lackluster fight with Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304 this past July.

Meanwhile, this loss snaps a four-fight win streak that Silva rode into UFC Tampa on.

Bruno Silva Slams Chris Weidman and Daniel Cormier for Disrespect, Aims for Revenge in the Octagon

Bruno Silva Slams Chris Weidman and Daniel Cormier for Disrespect, Aims for Revenge in the OctagonBruno Silva probably has a legitimate reason for hating Chris Weidman, but you can now add Daniel Cormier to…

Bruno Silva Slams Chris Weidman and Daniel Cormier for Disrespect, Aims for Revenge in the Octagon

Bruno Silva probably has a legitimate reason for hating Chris Weidman, but you can now add Daniel Cormier to the Brazilian’s sh*t list.

Silva and Weidman went toe-to-toe at UFC Atlantic City in March. Weidman initially won the bout via TKO just past the two-minute mark of the third round, but the decision was later changed after it was revealed that eye pokes played a sizeable role in the fight-ending sequence. Silva initially wanted to see the fight ruled a no-contest, but the State Athletic Control Board of New Jersey denied his request and instead switched it to a win for Weidman via technical decision.

Silva later revealed that he temporarily lost 30% of his vision in one of his eyes.

Understandably upset, Silva lobbied for a rematch with Weidman. Instead, he’ll return against Ismail Naurdiev this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

“We were asking for this fight,” Silva said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “When I go to bed at night, he’s the opponent I hate the most. I’ve fought many people, I have more than 30 MMA fights, but every time I think of him and [Daniel] Cormier, I feel anger.

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Silva explained that his beef with Cormier stems from the Hall of Famer poking fun (pun not intended) at the controversial contest by wearing protective eyewear while co-hosting the UFC 300 weigh-in show with Weidman two weeks later.

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Bruno Silva plans to call out Chris Weidman at UFC 308

While Silva is booked for UFC 308, Weidman will return to action on November 16 for the promotion’s return to Madison Square Garden.

“[Weidman] is fighting a month after me, and my focus is on knocking this guy [Naurdiev], and then I’m calling him out on the mic,” Silva said. “I could ask for other opponents, but I like to deal with things my way. He’s fighting next month, and I have a score to settle with him. It’s personal. I’ll ask the UFC, and I hope they send him my way. He’s not on a great run, but he has a big name. He’s a former champion, and it brings good media. If we both win, maybe that’s interesting for the UFC. I want that fight back. But if that’s something that’s gonna slow me down, f*ck that dude.”

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Days after their fight, Weidman suggested that Silva overreacted to the eye pokes and defended his return to the win column for the first time in nearly four years. Silva, on the other hand, has now lost three straight after coming up short against Brendan Allen and Shara Magomedov before meeting Weidman in The Garden State.

“My biggest mistake was that I respected Chris Weidman too much, and I’ll live with that for the rest of my life,” Silva said. “He deserved no respect. Even [coach Andre] Dida said I respected him way too much. The fight was over, we spoke in the locker room because I didn’t want any bad vibe. And then he grabs the mic and starts talking crap, him and Cormier. My God. Cormier, talk about an insufferable person.”

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VIDEO: Cody Durden Gets Gruesome Cut Stitched Up After Brutal UFC Fight Night Loss To Bruno Silva

It was a tough night at the office this past weekend for UFC flyweight contender Cody Durden, who was left with significant damage courtesy of teammate Bruno Silva’s hands. The two American Top Team standouts collided on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas, doing away with their […]

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It was a tough night at the office this past weekend for UFC flyweight contender Cody Durden, who was left with significant damage courtesy of teammate Bruno Silva’s hands.

The two American Top Team standouts collided on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas, doing away with their shared training ground allegiance in pursuit of a climb up the 125-pound ladder.

It was ultimately the Brazilian who advanced his ambitions, likely securing a ranking by knocking Durden out in comeback fashion to extend his win streak on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage to four.

The finish came midway through round two, at a time when the American appeared in control and en route to bouncing back from his submission defeat to Tagir Ulanbekov last December. But that all changed when a vicious uppercut sent his mouthpiece flying and body to the canvas.

“Bulldog” subsequently pounced on his stricken opponent, laying down brutal ground-and-pound before referee Chris Tognoni intervened to save a bloodied Durden from further damage.

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Having eaten one of the most devastating uppercuts in recent memory in addition to multiple shots on the ground, Durden was unsurprisingly left with some notable blemishes to his face, including a nasty cut under his right eye.

He gave fans a glimpse into the medical process post-fight, posting a video of the cut being stitched up by medical personnel on social media.

“Fight game crazy.”

In another post, Durden thanked the UFC and the medical team behind the scenes for fixing him up, before putting his name in matchmaker Mick Maynard’s hat for any short-notice opportunities.

“The @ufc is the best promotion in the world. They took great care of me behind the scenes. Roger, Rambo, Shay, Sarah, Justin, Heather, Dr. Davis, and many more!Thank you! I’m taking one week off, getting these stitches out and I’ll put my name in when someone pulls @Mickmaynard2”

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Chris Weidman continues to defend his double eye-poke victory over Bruno Silva: ‘MMA is a tough sport’

Chris Weidman questions whether Bruno Silva ever actually got poked in the eye during UFC Atlantic City fightAfter scoring a controversial victory at UFC Atlantic City, Chris Weidman thinks Bruno Silva needs to quit crying and…

Chris Weidman questions whether Bruno Silva ever actually got poked in the eye during UFC Atlantic City fight

After scoring a controversial victory at UFC Atlantic City, Chris Weidman thinks Bruno Silva needs to quit crying and suck it up.

Weidman’s return to the win column in The Garden State sent fight fans into a frenzy on Saturday night (March 30). Sadly, his first win since 2020 was mired in controversy. Nearing the halfway point of the third round, Weidman appeared to land a check left hook that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas. However, a slow-motion instant replay revealed that Weidman poked Silva in the eye not once, but twice while failing to connect with the legal strike.

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The action was allowed to play out and initially announced as a TKO victory in favor of Weidman. Moments later, Brendan Fitzgerald revealed during the broadcast that the fight was officially stopped at the point of the two fouls and the contest was scored up to that point with Weidman winning on all three scorecards.

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Addressing the incident during an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Weidman seemingly placed blame on Silva and even questioned whether or not his opponent was ever actually poked in the eye.

“You’re gonna get poked in the eye,” Weidman said. “There’s gonna be things that happen. You can’t just drop to the ground, turn around, and expect the ref to know what’s going on in your head and that he’s seeing everything. It’s just a bad habit and bad things happen when you do that. That’s kinda what he got in the habit of. Anytime his eyeball got touched, he dropped to the ground and was crying.

“Obviously, I don’t want to poke him in the eye, but I just also think, what are we turning this into? MMA is a tough sport. Get the ref’s attention. Let them know you got poked in the eye. But dropping and trying to get all this time. Going back to the reply, it’s like, did he really even get poked in the eye? I don’t know. I just think it’s a bad precedent.”

Unfortunately for Weidman, the double eye-poke during the fight-ending sequence was undeniably present. Still, ‘All American’ walked away with a win. Silva has already declared his intent to dispute it with the New Jersey State Athletic Commission, hoping to have the decision reversed and ruled a no-contest.

Of course, Weidman wasn’t the only one committing eye pokes during the contentious clash. He later shared a grotesque image of his right eye looking disgustingly bloodshot — the result of an eye poke he absorbed during their fight.

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Chris Weidman vs. Bruno Silva wasn’t the only fight decided by eye pokes at UFC Atlantic City

Before Chris Weidman and Bruno Silva stepped inside the Octagon, another eye-poke controversy went down during a main card scrap between Nursulton Ruziboev and Sedriques Dumas. Nearing the two-minute mark of the opening round, Ruziboev appeared to poke Dumas in the eye during a striking exchange

Dumas protested once realizing what happened. The referee allowed the action to continue and Ruziboev took advantage of the situation, bum-rushing his opponent and punching his way to a ninth-straight first-round finish.

Is it time for the UFC to finally do something about the epidemic of eye pokes occurring inside the Octagon?

Chris Weidman defends UFC Atlantic City win over Bruno Silva despite eye pokes: ‘He was looking for a way out’

Chris Weidman defends UFC Atlantic City win over Bruno Silva eye pokes he was looking for a way outScoring his first victory in almost four years last night on the main card of UFC Atlantic City, former…

Chris Weidman defends UFC Atlantic City win over Bruno Silva eye pokes he was looking for a way out

Scoring his first victory in almost four years last night on the main card of UFC Atlantic City, former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman has defended his unanimous decision win over Bruno Silva – after landing multiple eye pokes ahead of the finishing sequence, suggesting the Brazilian was looking for “a way out” of their clash.

Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, made his return to the Octagon for the first time since 2021 last August, dropping a decision loss to Brad Tavares in his first outing since he suffered a catastrophic compound fracture of his right tibia and fibula.

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Landing a slew of inadvertent eye pokes in the second round against Silva last night, which required a stoppage in the action and a subsequent time out, Weidman then appeared to drop the former midway through the third round on the feet.

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Scoring a TKO victory over the Brazilian, Baldwin veteran, Weidman was confirmed as the bout winner via that exact method, before use of the replay following the stoppage saw the result overturned to an egregious decision win for the New Yorker, despite landing at least two eye pokes ahead of the finish. 

Chris Weidman defends win over Bruno Silva in controversial victory

Defending his victory over Silva, Serra-Longo MMA staple, Weidman speculated that the former was likely looking for a way out of the main card bout at the time of the ending, anyway.

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“You’ve got to be always ready, ready to defend yourself at all times,” Chris Weidman told assembled media after his UFC Atlantic City win. “He (Bruno Silva) dropped again. I don’t know – it was like, he was looking for a way out. I don’t know. You can’t just turn your back and fall to the ground every time that your eyeball feels poked.” 

Weighing up the option of retiring prior to his return to New Jersey last night, off the back of his victory, former middleweight champion, Weidman has since insisted he has no intentions to hang up his gloves after his win over Silva. 

What’s next for Chris Weidman after UFC Atlantic City?

Chris Weidman lands egregious decision win over Bruno Silva after multiple eye pokes – UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Chris Weidman lands egregious decision win over Bruno Silva after multiple eye pokes UFC Atlantic CityFormer undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman has turned in his first victory in over four years tonight on the…

Chris Weidman lands egregious decision win over Bruno Silva after multiple eye pokes UFC Atlantic City

Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman has turned in his first victory in over four years tonight on the main card of UFC Atlantic City — turning in a unanimous decision win over Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva in an egregious stoppage — after landing a series of eye pokes during the finishing sequence.

Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight champion, made his return to the Octagon following a catastrophic leg fracture back in August of last year, suffering a decision loss to Brad Tavares after his brutal injury setback suffered in 2021.

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And tonight, snapping his two-fight losing run, Chris Weidman started well against Silva in the opening round, fighting aggressively before attempting to land multiple takedowns in the final goings of the frame.

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In the second round, forcing a stoppage in the action, Baldwin native, Chris Weidman landed an inadvertent eye poke on Silva, the first of two in that frame.

And midway through the third and final round, apparently scoring a TKO over Silva, a replay showed the former’s protests of yet another inadvertent eye poke were warranted — with the Serra-Longo MMA staple appearing to gouge the eyes of Silva with a pair of left and right fingers.

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Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari – Zuffa LLC

Awaiting the official confirmation of his victory, Weidman was first awarded with a TKO win over Silva, before play-by-play lead, Brendan Fitzgerald revealed a post-fight discussion between the athletic commission officials seen the resulted overturned to a unanimous decision win, following the initial stoppage, with the bout scored up until that fight in favor of Weidman.

Below, catch the highlights from Chris Weidman’s win over Bruno Silva

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