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A pretty good fighter who was in the right place at the right time.
I don't think his performances against Silva were flukes and his title run was a very good one. Most champs don't defend their belts like he did and he sort of ended an era of the UFC by taking out the three Brazilian legends before giving way to the new crop of MWs.
I'd say he's a distant 2nd to Silva in all time MW rankings. Despite his two recent losses I still think he's a top 5 guy in a very competitive MW division. That said he has taken some serious damage in his two losses so I wonder if he can come back improved or if his career will go down hill from here.
There's truth to that, especially in the case of Vitor. Rockhold fought the TRT-rex while he was active while Weidman faced him well after TRT was banned and as Vitor was coming off a long lay off.Weidman fought Silva, Machida, Vitor all way after their primes over. The two good fighters he's face who were in their prime, he got brutally KO'd or TKO'd in. He's not very good. He was always overrated
Fluke, Real Deal, a bit of both?
Is Weidman the Goat or is he just a lucky good fighter?
What u guys say?
Fluke, Real Deal, a bit of both?
Is Weidman the Goat or is he just a lucky good fighter?
What u guys say?
Bisping:
“Mark Munoz came back after a long layoff and had a terrible performance. Then Chris laid out for two years or something like that, injured, then came back and got a title shot. Anderson Silva acted like an idiot, and he beat him for the title. Then Anderson broke his leg (in the rematch).
“Then (Lyoto) Machida came back, and I didn’t think that fight was very good. (Luke) Rockhold showed that Machida isn’t necessarily maybe what everybody thought he was. And then Vitor Belfort, (Weidman) gets to fight Vitor off the juice.”
Rockhold:
"Weidman is a product of good timing. Only fought old, deflated Brazilians"
"He's fought a bunch of guys that were scared of him. He fought a one-legged spider, a fireless dragon and an old lion with his balls cut off. I mean, this time he's facing a different animal and I'm going to bring it to him on all levels and shut him down."
Not better than prime Silva but better than 2015 declined Silva. Anderson was winning their first fight before the Fluke KO happened.He's better than Anderson, I don't see how Silva fans can claim otherwise.
Best fighter at MW. Him and Rockhold are even. flip a coin
Jacare and Yoel slightly behind them..
AgreedNot better than prime Silva but better than 2015 declined Silva.
Don't agree. Chris took him down quickly in the first and bounced his head off the canvas. It was 1 round for Chris then the finish.Anderson was winning their first fight before the Fluke KO happened.