UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman faces his toughest challenge to date when he takes on champion Anderson Silva at UFC 162 on July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated Weidman (9-0) earned his title shot by defeating Mark Munoz by knockout in his last outing. Following the Knockout of the Night victory over Munoz, Silva was reluctant to accept a fight with Weidman citing the 29-year-old’s lack of name value.  Although frustrating at the time, Weidman is happy the match-up finally came to fruition. “Right after the Munoz fight it was frustrating to hear that they weren’t interested in me, but it is what it is.  I guess when the UFC decided to make the fight happen, it happened.  Everything happens for a reason.  God had a plan and it worked out,” said Weidman on a UFC 162 media conference call. “I’m real excited for the fight, so I’m not really thinking back to the past and worrying about how frustrated I was.  I kind of gave up on that and things kind of worked out well, so I’m happy,” he added