Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Rematch Announced for UFC 168

UFC 168 just became one of the most highly anticipated cards in history with the rematch between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman serving as the main event.   On SportsCenter, UFC president Dana White announced the decision to have the high-profile grudge match headline the Dec. 28 show, according to Arash Markazi of ESPN Los […]

UFC 168 just became one of the most highly anticipated cards in history with the rematch between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman serving as the main event.   On SportsCenter, UFC president Dana White announced the decision to have the high-profile grudge match headline the Dec. 28 show, according to Arash Markazi of ESPN Los […]

Dana White: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva II Set for December 28 in Las Vegas

A rematch between newly crowned middleweight champion Chris Weidman and previous division kingpin Anderson Silva will take place December 28 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, according to UFC President Dana White.  White made the announcement on ESPN’s Sportscenter this evening, unveiling the main event for UFC 168. He also said the card will […]

A rematch between newly crowned middleweight champion Chris Weidman and previous division kingpin Anderson Silva will take place December 28 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, according to UFC President Dana White.  White made the announcement on ESPN’s Sportscenter this evening, unveiling the main event for UFC 168. He also said the card will […]

Mike Winklejohn: Anderson Silva Would Win a ‘War’ in Chris Weidman Rematch

Famed striking coach Mike Winklejohn recently sat down with Bloody Elbow to discuss how he believes a rematch between new champion Chris Weidman and former long-reigning 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva would go down.  “I think Chris will come with a similar gameplan and Anderson not goofing off as much, I think it will be a war. […]

Famed striking coach Mike Winklejohn recently sat down with Bloody Elbow to discuss how he believes a rematch between new champion Chris Weidman and former long-reigning 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva would go down.  “I think Chris will come with a similar gameplan and Anderson not goofing off as much, I think it will be a war. […]

Anderson Silva Reportedly Wants Rematch With Chris Weidman in 2013

After suffering the first defeat of his UFC career at UFC 162, it seemed that revenge was the furthest thing from Anderson Silva‘s mind.  The former middleweight champion expressed no desire for a rematch with Chris Weidman when questioned after the fight, and he echoed this sentiment during the event’s post-fight presser.  But according to Ariel […]

After suffering the first defeat of his UFC career at UFC 162, it seemed that revenge was the furthest thing from Anderson Silva‘s mind.  The former middleweight champion expressed no desire for a rematch with Chris Weidman when questioned after the fight, and he echoed this sentiment during the event’s post-fight presser.  But according to Ariel […]

Anderson Silva Would Be Wise to Avoid Immediate Rematch with Chris Weidman

There are a lot of appealing fights for Anderson Silva to take after his stunning UFC 162 loss to Chris Weidman—a rematch with the new middleweight champion isn’t one of them.  Prior to losing to Weidman via second-round knockout in Saturday’s title fight, Silva had won a record-setting 10 consecutive title defenses and 16 fights […]

There are a lot of appealing fights for Anderson Silva to take after his stunning UFC 162 loss to Chris Weidman—a rematch with the new middleweight champion isn’t one of them.  Prior to losing to Weidman via second-round knockout in Saturday’s title fight, Silva had won a record-setting 10 consecutive title defenses and 16 fights […]

Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman Results: 4 Things the Casual Fan Learned

Chris Weidman defeated Anderson Silva to become the middleweight champion at UFC 162.  The fight result was shocking, not only because we’d never previously seen Silva lose inside the Octagon, but because the very idea of him being knocked out seemed almost laughable. Prior to UFC 162 at least. It was a very surprising, odd […]

Chris Weidman defeated Anderson Silva to become the middleweight champion at UFC 162.  The fight result was shocking, not only because we’d never previously seen Silva lose inside the Octagon, but because the very idea of him being knocked out seemed almost laughable. Prior to UFC 162 at least. It was a very surprising, odd […]