Weidman on Silva Face Off: ‘Doesn’t Count as a Kiss Unless (You) Pucker Up’

After being hyped as the biggest UFC fight of the year, fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas eagerly awaited for Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva to step on the scales Friday afternoon.  What ended up transpiring wasn’t what most people had bargained for though, as Silva and Weidman pushed their faces […]

After being hyped as the biggest UFC fight of the year, fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas eagerly awaited for Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva to step on the scales Friday afternoon.  What ended up transpiring wasn’t what most people had bargained for though, as Silva and Weidman pushed their faces […]

Today’s Silva vs. Sonnen Staredown Got Very, Very Uncomfortable [VIDEO]

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Yes, Anderson Silva initiated contact. Yes, he appeared to lunge in for a kiss at the 1:05:35 mark. Yes, it took Dana White and two other dudes to hold him back. By comparison, Chael Sonnen was cool as a cucumber during the climactic staredown at today’s UFC 148 press conference. Congrats, buddy, you’re in his head. Now what?

Update: An edited version with audio is after the jump, courtesy of MMAFighting.


(Props: YouTube.com/UFC)

Yes, Anderson Silva initiated contact. Yes, he appeared to lunge in for a kiss at the 1:05:35 mark. Yes, it took Dana White and two other dudes to hold him back. By comparison, Chael Sonnen was cool as a cucumber during the climactic staredown at today’s UFC 148 press conference. Congrats, buddy, you’re in his head. Now what?

Update: An edited version with audio is after the jump, courtesy of MMAFighting.