First he didn’t, then he did, now we’re just going to have to sit and wait to see what he decides and where it will take place. I am, of course, talking about Anderson Silva and a potential rematch with new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. After losing his title to Weidman on July 6 […]
First he didn’t, then he did, now we’re just going to have to sit and wait to see what he decides and where it will take place. I am, of course, talking about Anderson Silva and a potential rematch with new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. After losing his title to Weidman on July 6 […]
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 insisted immediately after his knockout loss to Chris Weidman last Saturday at UFC 162 that he didn’t want a rematch. Then again, the guy just had his brain scrambled up real good and probably shouldn’t be held accountable for anything he said in the post-fight interview. A recent tweet from Brazilian journalist Guilherme Cruz who himself cites Lauro Jardim of Veja (I know, we’re stretching it here, but we want to believe) says that “sources close to Anderson Silva revealed he wants a rematch with Weidman on Feb. 2014.”
That would probably be the UFC’s big Super Bowl weekend event, if true. Sounds reasonable, right nation?
Silva is currently serving a forty-five day injury suspension and will need more time than that to even begin to recover from his knockout, at least to the extent that one’s brain can ever recover from being knocked out. Silva ate some thudding shots to the dome in the first round while on his back from Weidman before ever getting knocked out and eating more shots on the ground in the second.
Add a couple decades of damage from sparring and training for the 38-year-old and you’ve got an ex-champ who needs a breather. But, an early February bout would at least give “The Spider” a few months off for nothing but rest before he’d have to get back into a training camp. If he’s going to continue to fight and fight in the middleweight division, that’s about as reasonable a schedule as he’ll likely be offered.
(The courtship continues.)
Anderson Silva insisted immediately after his knockout loss to Chris Weidman last Saturday at UFC 162 that he didn’t want a rematch. Then again, the guy just had his brain scrambled up real good and probably shouldn’t be held accountable for anything he said in the post-fight interview. A recent tweet from Brazilian journalist Guilherme Cruz who himself cites Lauro Jardim of Veja (I know, we’re stretching it here, but we want to believe) says that “sources close to Anderson Silva revealed he wants a rematch with Weidman on Feb. 2014.”
That would probably be the UFC’s big Super Bowl weekend event, if true. Sounds reasonable, right nation?
Silva is currently serving a forty-five day injury suspension and will need more time than that to even begin to recover from his knockout, at least to the extent that one’s brain can ever recover from being knocked out. Silva ate some thudding shots to the dome in the first round while on his back from Weidman before ever getting knocked out and eating more shots on the ground in the second.
Add a couple decades of damage from sparring and training for the 38-year-old and you’ve got an ex-champ who needs a breather. But, an early February bout would at least give “The Spider” a few months off for nothing but rest before he’d have to get back into a training camp. If he’s going to continue to fight and fight in the middleweight division, that’s about as reasonable a schedule as he’ll likely be offered.
Looking towards the possibility of a rematch between Silva and Weidman, betting lines have already been released, and they’ve opened with Anderson as only slightly less of a favorite than he was going into their first bout. According to MMA Fighting, “Sportsbook.com made Silva a -175 favorite (he’s already been bet up to -185), while 5Dimes.eu listed the Brazilian at -140. Weidman is a +155 and +100 underdog on the sites, respectively.”
Looks like the American still has to make believers out of a few more degenerate gamblers. Perhaps after the initial shock of him beating Silva wears off, money will start to come in on Weidman.
Do you want to see the immediate rematch, ‘taters? And, if so, who would you put your money on and why?
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 […]
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 […]
When new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (10-0) defeated MMA legend Anderson Silva (33-5) in the main event of UFC 162, fans everywhere were stunned by the way the title holder lost. Instead of the decisive ending fans were looking for, Silva has been credited with costing himself the win and Weidman isn’t receiving the […]
When new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (10-0) defeated MMA legend Anderson Silva (33-5) in the main event of UFC 162, fans everywhere were stunned by the way the title holder lost. Instead of the decisive ending fans were looking for, Silva has been credited with costing himself the win and Weidman isn’t receiving the […]
