Tag: Chris

Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman: UFC Want Fight to Happen

Matchmaker Joe Silva and the UFC’s top brass are all in favor of Chris Weidman vying for Anderson Silva’s 185-pound crown. However, the ultimate decision to get this fight off the ground lies with “The Spider”: “My manager…

Matchmaker Joe Silva and the UFC’s top brass are all in favor of Chris Weidman vying for Anderson Silva’s 185-pound crown. However, the ultimate decision to get this fight off the ground lies with “The Spider”: “My manager has talked to Joe Silva and all of them. And supposedly they actually really want me to […]

UFC 149 Preview: Joseph Benavidez & Chris Weidman’s Move of the Week

Bleacher Report kicks off this week with another exciting episode of The Ultimate Show. UFC’s debut in Calgary is coming up with an exciting bantamweight interim championship fight between Urijah Faber and up and coming phenom Renan Barao. With D…

Bleacher Report kicks off this week with another exciting episode of The Ultimate Show. UFC’s debut in Calgary is coming up with an exciting bantamweight interim championship fight between Urijah Faber and up and coming phenom Renan Barao. With Dominic Cruz on the sideline recovering from knee surgery, this fight will determine who holds the […]

UFC on Fuel TV 4 Results: Does Chris Weidman Deserve a Shot at Anderson Silva?

Mark Munoz was the fighter coming into the UFC on Fuel 4 event talking about a title shot. It would be Chris Weidman who left the arena with all the bargaining chips in his pocket. Weidman came out and controlled Munoz from bell to bell, utilizing his …

Mark Munoz was the fighter coming into the UFC on Fuel 4 event talking about a title shot. It would be Chris Weidman who left the arena with all the bargaining chips in his pocket. Weidman came out and controlled Munoz from bell to bell, utilizing his wrestling, jiu-jitsu and, finally, his striking to end […]

UFC 145 Results: Chris Clements Will Climb Welterweight Ranks After Big Win

Chris Clements has just begun to make his mark on the UFC. His split decision win over Keith Wisniewski is just the beginning.  Clements won 29-28, 28-29, 30-27 after a hard fought victory that showed both fighters display remarkable res…

Chris Clements has just begun to make his mark on the UFC. His split decision win over Keith Wisniewski is just the beginning.  Clements won 29-28, 28-29, 30-27 after a hard fought victory that showed both fighters display remarkable resiliency.  Clements was taken down several times in this bout. He even suffered a facial cut in the […]

Chris Weidman: ‘I’d Finish Anderson Silva’

Throughout the years, many fighters have come forth to call out MMA‘s reigning kingpin Anderson Silva, but Chris Weidman did more than just issue a challenge. He offered up an early prediction of how a bout between him and Silva would inevitably …

Throughout the years, many fighters have come forth to call out MMA‘s reigning kingpin Anderson Silva, but Chris Weidman did more than just issue a challenge. He offered up an early prediction of how a bout between him and Silva would inevitably go down. “I think with a full camp I’d finish [Anderson Silva],” Weidman […]

UFC 143: Chris Cope Talks Sobriety and His Future Inside and Outside of the UFC

According to Chris Cope, who studied sociology and psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he left the university with far more than an education. “I started drinking probably when I was 18,” recounted Cope, 28. “An…

According to Chris Cope, who studied sociology and psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he left the university with far more than an education. “I started drinking probably when I was 18,” recounted Cope, 28. “And then got heavy into it when I got into college when I was 19. “My dad was […]