BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Independence Weekend https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Seventeen Fighters That Are Picking Chris Weidman to Upset Anderson Silva at UFC 162 https://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html https://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:30:41 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html Anderson Silva’s reign of terror over the middleweight division began with a three-minute mauling of Rich Franklin in October 2006. In the seven years since, “The Spider” has barely been challenged inside the Octagon, turning away a Who’s Who in the 185-pound and even 205-pound divisions. However, a growing number of experts expect that challenge to finally emerge in the form of undefeated No. 1 contender Chris Weidman at  UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman on July 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Leading Las Vegas oddsmakers make the 9-0 Weidman the shortest underdog to face Silva in over five years, since then-reigning PRIDEFC champion Dan Henderson collided with the Brazilian back in March 2008. The sportsbooks believe a Weidman victory this Independence Day Weekend is more likely than a Chael Sonnen victory was at last summer’s Independence Weekend event, despite Sonnen having famously dominated Silva for four-plus rounds in a previous bout.

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