UFC 261 took place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. … I wanted to put on a great performance. It is a crazy story that he was the first man I fought that defeated me, that introduced me to fear. “I’ve got nothing but respect for Chris Weidman,” Hall told Joe Rogan after the fight. The first fighter in history to win without a single strike thrown #UFC261 /zxyu5XhYu3 Prayers up for Chris Weidman, who stretchered out of the arena after that nasty leg injury. The event was the UFC’s first in front of fans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During replays shown in the arena, the reported 15,000 fans in attendance let out seemingly unanimous groans. Weidman’s left leg was put into a compression boot and he was taken from the cage on a stretcher. The injury kept Silva out for more than a year and is known as one of the most gruesome injuries in the sport’s history. The only real difference between the Silva kick that Weidman checked, and the Weidman kick that Hall checked more than seven years later was left leg vs. In December 2013, in his first defense of the UFC middleweight title against Silva, whom he beat for the belt earlier that year, Weidman checked a Silva kick and snapped Silva’s leg. The fight was stopped immediately just 17 seconds in.
Weidman then stepped on the leg and went down. When he did, Weidman’s lower right leg folded like it was made of rubber. The first kick Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) threw, with his right leg, Hall (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) lifted his left leg to check it. If I ever feel bad for myself, it’s very easy to look at someone else who has it worse and realize you have nothing to complain about it and you shouldn’t feel sorry for yourself.” Gallery Uriah Hall def.In perhaps the most horrifically ironic result in MMA history, Chris Weidman snapped his leg throwing a kick against Uriah Hall – the same way he beat Anderson Silva nearly eight years ago.
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“Not that I don’t have moments of negativity and laziness and lack of motivation, but I’m usually a glass half full type of person. “At the end of the day, I guess my mindset is: I’m just a positive person to begin with,” Weidman said. This injury is seemingly more complicated than anything he’s endured previously, but Weidman is still keeping a positive mindset as he takes his next step. Weidman said his next surgery will be the 25th of his life, so he’s familiar with the process. He’s not beating himself up over the situation, though. So unfortunately I’m gonna have to get another surgery on my leg…įull video explaining here: /6U2bkP6gTZ Weidman did not comment on what his timeline for a return to fighting may look like, but it appears there’s a lot of grueling recovery still ahead for the 37-year-old. 🎙️"It's very easy to look at someone else who has it worse and then realize you have nothing to complain about and you can't be feeling sorry for yourself." - reveals to and that he'll unfortunately need another leg surgery 🔊
“I did expect setbacks and issues with this type of traumatic injury, and I’ve been through a lot.” They’re going to have to plate the fibula bone because it’s considered a non-union, so the bones aren’t healing the way it’s supposed to, which kind of sucks. “I’m getting another surgery most likely on Aug. “I’m actually getting another surgery – I just found out,” Weidman told “MMA Today” on SiriusXM. The former UFC middleweight champion Weidman revealed on Wednesday that the bones in his leg are not healing properly, and he must undergo a follow up surgery to correct the issues. Previous updated indicated his rehabilitation was going smoothly, but now he’s discovered that’s not the case. Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) infamously suffered a nasty broken leg in his UFC 261 fight with Uriah Hall in April.
Chris Weidman has experienced a setback in the recover from his catastrophic leg injury.
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