Most UFC titleholders, when they first win the belt, say they need to defend it at least once before they feel like they’ve certified their position as a champion. Current UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is no different. The fact that his first defense is against Anderson Silva , the man he won the belt from, does, however, add a little spice to the dish. “I feel the same as a lot of other champions. I feel like to solidify my championship, I need to defend my belt especially going in against the same guy and everybody saying it was a fluke,” Weidman told MMAWeekly.com recently. “It’s not really extra pressure. It’s just more motivation to go out there and prove those guys wrong. It’s exciting. I’m excited to go out there and prove them wrong. It’s not really any extra pressure that I don’t already put on myself.” Weidman puts his belt on the line against Silva at UFC 168 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The oddsmakers, of course, are putting a little pressure on Weidman, making him the underdog in the rematch from the moment it was set
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