BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Reason God https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Chris Weidman Admires Anderson Silva, but Still Plans to Take His Belt at UFC 162 https://www.badmma.com/chris-weidman-admires-anderson-silva-but-still-plans-to-take-his-belt-at-ufc-162.html https://www.badmma.com/chris-weidman-admires-anderson-silva-but-still-plans-to-take-his-belt-at-ufc-162.html#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:00:22 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/chris-weidman-admires-anderson-silva-but-still-plans-to-take-his-belt-at-ufc-162.html 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

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Chris Weidman Admires Anderson Silva, but Still Plans to Take His Belt at UFC 162 – MMA Weekly

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