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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.

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.

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.

“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?

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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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Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman claims his upcoming UFC Atlantic City fight against Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva could come as his final bout in his storied mixed martial arts career, following his return from a catastrophic leg injury in his comeback against Brad Tavares at UFC 292 last August.

Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, is slated to make his return to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City at the end of March, taking on the aforenoted, Silva in his return.

Snapping a two-year-plus sidelining back in August against Tavares in his second consecutive loss, Weidman had dropped a 17-second TKO loss to Uriah Hall in the pair’s rematch, suffering a gruesome compound fracture of his right tibia and fibula. 

Chris Weidman weighs up retirement ahead of UFC Atlantic CIty

And ahead of his return on the East Coast in two months’ time, former undisputed middleweight kingpin, Weidman claimed that his incoming fight with Silva may come as his final in his storied mixed martial arts career.

“Honestly, I wasn’t sure,” Chris Weidman said of a comeback after his UFC 292 loss during a recent interview with Daniel Cormier. “I’m setting myself up for the future, and I wasn’t sure. I was kind of listening to my body and trying to get healthy. Mentally and motivational-wise, and technique-wise. I still think I’m top of the world, but my body’s just taking a beating.”

“This could be my last fight,” Chris Weidman explained. “I’m gonna kind of make that decision throughout the training camp and see how I feel. If my body can handle a hard training camp again, and it might be the last one, it might not be.” 

Landing the middleweight title back in 2013 in a shocking upset win over Anderson Silva, Baldwin native, Weidman then defeated the Curitiba native in an immediate rematch, before taking on his compatriots, Vitor Belfort, and Chris Weidman in future championship defenses.

Do you expect Chris Weidman to call time on his career after UFC Atlantic City?