Anderson Silva has been in the news, after revealing that he wanted to retire before his storied reign as the middleweight champ was ended by Chris Weidman in 2013.. At the time Silva was widely regarded as the best fighter on the planet, and he had defended the middleweight title a record ten times. Each man was looking to catapult into the division's upper echelon with a win. “It was a group of things, many things led to my loss to happen that way,” Silva said. That didn’t happen, and in their rematch later in 2013, Silva broke his leg. Recently Silva did an interview for UFC Brasil, and during it, he reported that at the end of 2012, he flew to Las Vegas to meet with the UFC brass. Herman suffered his fourth loss in a row. In the first fight, he caught the Brazilian with a punch to score the KO and become the new middleweight champion. Herman was in no shape to defend himself and ate several more punches before referee Kim Winslow stepped in to stop the assault. Dana White's UFC 162 Vlog is a look behind the scenes from UFC 160. "I have 10 more fights [with UFC], but not [necessarily] for the belt.". [3], The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman. In 2008, middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up in weight to 205 to see if his power would still be a threat at light heavyweight. “I mean, so basically what he’s saying is he’s a f**king whore,” Longo said. "He hits hard as rock, much harder than other fighters," Craig said. ESPN.com had Kennedy winning 29-28. Kennedy won his second consecutive fight to improve to 16-4. Anderson Silva has been in the news, after revealing that he wanted to retire before his storied reign as the middleweight champ was ended by Chris Weidman in 2013. "It [ticked] me off when someone tries to do that [clown around with] me," said Weidman, who improved to 10-0. In his previous outing on April 13, he was knocked out in the first round by Travis Browne. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[12]. I thought I had him hurt a few times, but he's showed toughness.". Israel Adesanya doesn’t have his next middleweight title defense set up yet, but if former champion Chris Weidman has his way, then he’ll be the next challenger.. [6], A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to this event, was moved to UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Gracie was able to get Kennedy's back in the opening round and attempted to submit him. Two powerful featherweight strikers go to war at UFC 162 as Cub Swanson looks to use his precision to shut down Dennis Siver's unrelenting pace. Weidman jumped on the fallen champion and began delivering more hard punches. His persistence would eventually pay off as Gonzaga caught Herman with the counter as Herman was completing a kick. With only seconds left in the round, Chris Weidman uses a standing guillotine choke to submit Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131. But Leben was sluggish throughout the three-round affair, eating hard right hands repeatedly and getting taken to the ground often in the final round. Now he'll need all of his skills to take on former champion Frankie Edgar. Chris Weidman has two wins over Anderson Silva in the UFC. The former Middleweight Champion has revealed his thoughts on a potential trilogy against 'The Spider'. “The Spider” eventually changed his mind about retirement, agreeing to defend his belt against undefeated middleweight prospect Chris Weidman in July 2013. Weidman and Silva fought back at UFC 162 and 168 with the American winning both. Swanson pounced on his fallen foe, forcing referee Herb Dean to jump in at the 2:24 mark. While discussing Silva’s recent revelations, the striking coach said this (quotes via MMA Fighting). 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The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman. Herman appeared weary of Gonzaga's punching power from the start. Before he stepped in the cage at UFC 162 to face Silva, there wasn't the slightest doubt in Weidman's mind that he would win. "It [fighting in a three-round fight] was just as hard as a five-round fight," said Edgar, who improved to 14-4-1. When he got there accompanied by his managers Jorge Guimaraes and Ed Soares, Silva informed the promotion he wasn’t interested in entering the Octagon again. The Brazilian star also reported that after meeting with the UFC in 2012 he was handed the keys to a brand new Bentley, and Weidman’s striking coach Ray Longo has taken some verbal shots at Silva. The win should send a message to all 185-pound fighters that he remains a force in the division. 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Watch Chris Weidman challenge for the belt and Charles Oliveira push Frankie at featherweight. It took so long for you to get here and now you want to stop?’ I don’t know, I think those are subliminal messages that stay in your head.”. Barboza dropped Rafaello Oliveira twice in the second round, the latter forcing referee Herb Dean to wave the fight off at the 1:44 mark. "He's tough. Two judges scored the fight 30-27, while the third had it 29-28. He then lost decisions to Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier before his win over Brunson. If there was any chance of Leben regaining any of his previous glory, a win over Andrew Craig would have been a nice place to start.