by Mark La Monica | source: newsday.com Chris Weidman, one of the top UFC middleweight fighters, is out of UFC 155 next month with a shoulder injury, Newsday has learned. He was scheduled to fight Tim Boetsch on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. Weidman said the injury occured Tuesday while training in …
2012 World MMA Awards: The Finalists Nominees includes: Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year Daniel Cormier Nate Diaz Benson Henderson Jon Jones Ronda Rousey Female Fighter of the Year Jessica Aguilar Sarah Kaufman Sara McMann Ronda Rousey Miesha Tate Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Renan Barao Michael Chandler …
source | mmafightcorner.com If Bisping does have to take on the winner of Weidman vs Tim Boetsch in a title eliminator, Bisping spoke on the possibility that perennial underdog, Tim Boetsch, pulls off the upset. “There’s definitely a possibility that Tim Boetsch could upset Weidman. I’d say Weidman has the more …
Source| MMAJunkie.com “I was a little shocked, confused, disappointed,” Weidman said on Tuesday’s new edition of “UFC Tonight” on FUEL TV. “I had actually had just ended up getting elbow surgery about a week ago … and the same week I find out Anderson Silva is now fighting Stephan Bonnar …
by Mark La Monica | source: newsday.com Chris Weidman finally has his next fight lined up, although not against the opponent he’d been asking to face. Weidman, a middleweight from Baldwin, will fight Tim Boetsch at UFC 155 in Las Vegas on Dec. 29, Newsday has learned. Both fighters have verbally agreed …
by Steven Marrocco | source: mmajunkie.com “I don’t want them to try to leapfrog me like that,” Weidman said. “I want that winner, and that would be a true No. 1 contender fight.” Many observers had Weidman pegged to be the replacement for Vitor Belfort in a fight against Alan Belcher at …
source | fightersonlymag.com When I first got into MMA three years ago I would tell people what weight class I was in and people were like ‘whoa, that’s Anderson’s weight class I hope you never meet him.’ Basically looking at me like, ‘you have no chance of being champion.’ And in …
source | InsideMMA “I did have a gameplan and some thing that were gonna be fun. We’re still gonna do it, just not the way I was gonna do it before. Things are gonna change. I love it when guys come out, and they’re claiming that they want a shot at …
by Shaun Al-Shatti | source: mmafighting.com “My manager has talked to Joe Silva and all of them,” he revealed. “And supposedly they actually really want me to fight Anderson. The question is, will Anderson fight me? I think that’s what it’s coming down to. When is Anderson going to be ready to …
Chris Weidman! Get used to the name because he is a beast. Since his UFC Debut in March of 2011 Chris has gone 5-0, working his way up the Middle weight division. Chris hasn’t had an easy run either, taking home wins against Alessio Sakara, Jesse Bongfeldt, Tom Lawlor, Demian Maia, and Mark Munoz. …