Another leg break occurred at an MMA event this past weekend. At the Extreme Fighting Championship 92 event in Johannesburg, South Africa, Willem Smith took on Ivan Strydom in a heavyweight bout in the event’s opener. Unfortunately, the action ended early as Smith saw his low kick checked by Strydom. What resulted was an instant
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman is targeting a comeback. Weidman hasn’t been seen in action since April 2021. He went one-on-one with Uriah Hall and the bout ended in 17 seconds. That’s because Weidman’s leg snapped after throwing a kick that was checked by Hall. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman hates to admit it, but he feels Tyron Woodley’s legacy has taken a big hit. Woodley had had two boxing matches with YouTuber Jake Paul and he has lost both of them. The rematch, in particular, was brutal. After failing to press the action for most of the fight,
Recently, Conor McGregor found himself in a similar position as Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva, breaking his leg during a fight. However, he seems to think he is handling it better than the others, which rubbed Chris the wrong way. There are a lot of differences in the similar injuries that McGregor, Weidman, and Silva
Chris Weidman is already recovering from his second leg surgery. Recently, Weidman stated that he would need another surgery due to his leg healing improperly. Chris Weidman shared that he feared amputation of his right leg after one of the most gruesome injuries suffered in UFC history. After facing Uriah Hall at UFC 261, Weidman broke
Having beaten him in 2017, Gegard Mousasi is a bit familiar with Chris Weidman. After seeing the former UFC champ break his leg, Gegard thinks it is time for him to retire. Mousasi left the UFC on a 5-fight winning streak, before going to Bellator where he is currently 5-1. One of those final UFC
Chris Weidman has had a setback in his recovery from a broken leg. Recently, Weidman stated that he would need another surgery due to his leg healing improperly. Chris Weidman feared for amputation of his right leg after one of the most gruesome injuries suffered in UFC history. After facing Uriah Hall at UFC 261,
The third fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is set to go down this weekend, at UFC 264. Ahead of the fight, Chris Weidman gives his prediction for the fight, and he expects a similar result to their second bout. The first time that Poirier fought McGregor he got knocked out in quick fashion,
Chris Weidman felt obligated to offer Anderson Silva an apology. Weidman is currently recovering from a leg break suffered against Uriah Hall at UFC 261 back in April after the latter checked his lowkick attempt. It was a cruel twist of fate, especially as Weidman was on the other end of a leg break back
Chris Weidman continues to make rapid progress on his right leg. It was only just over a month ago that the former middleweight champion horrifically snapped his leg after Uriah Hall checked his low kick on the main card of UFC 261. Having undergone surgery since, Weidman has been sharing his progress on the road
Despite breaking his tibia and fibula, Chris Weidman seems intent on making a return to competition. Anderson Silva, who famously suffered a similar injury, offers his advice on making a return. Silva notoriously broke his own tibia and fibula, when facing off against Weidman in 2013. In what many considered to be surprisingly quick, the
After suffering a brutal injury at UFC 261, some have wondered if Chris Weidman will ever fight again. Anthony Smith seems to think that he will, and that his return will an inspiration to many. Smith trained with Weidman ahead of his UFC 261 bout with Uriah Hall. Prior to this rematch, the former middleweight champion
It is no secret that Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman are not exactly close friends. So it is equally unsurprising that Luke was not exactly sympathetic to the broken leg that Chris suffered at UFC 261. At this point, it is pretty much impossible for Rockhold to have missed the video of Weidman breaking his
Chris Weidman’s road to recovery is already off to a good start. Weidman suffered a horrific and gruesome leg break after he saw his low kick checked by Uriah Hall in their middleweight encounter at UFC 261 last month. The former middleweight champion would since undergo successful surgery and signal his intentions to compete again
At UFC 261, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered one of the most brutal injuries in UFC history. However that has not stopped him from wanting to be able to fight again eventually. When Weidman won the middleweight title in 2013, he did so by knocking out Anderson Silva. The two would have an immediate
Chris Weidman feared for amputation of his right leg after one of the most gruesome injuries suffered in UFC history. After facing Uriah Hall at UFC 261, Weidman broke his leg, which required immediate surgery. Before UFC 261 Before breaking his leg, Chris Weidman had hopes of recapturing UFC gold. With four fights left on