UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman retained his belt on Saturday night following his headlining rematch with Anderson Silva at UFC 168 in Las Vegas. It was a bittersweet victory, however, as Silva broke his left left when Weidman checked a kick. The bone in Silva’s lower left leg snapped in half upon impact, sending the former champion immediately to the canvas, clutching his leg in agony. He was immediately rushed out of the Octagon and to a local Las Vegas hospital for surgery, where a rod was inserted into Silva’s left tibia to help stabilize the leg. “Following Saturday evening’s UFC 168 main event, former champion Anderson Silva was taken to a local Las Vegas hospital where he underwent surgery to repair a broken left leg,” read a UFC update on the former champion’s condition. “The successful surgery, performed by Dr.
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