Issue 190

May 2020

Anderson Silva seemed invincible until this happened 

Back to middleweight and hoping to return to winning ways in his forthcoming bout against Jack Hermansson, Chris Weidman recently posted on Instagram, “I've been through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in my fight career. I really love what I do and I believe I still have some great moments ahead of me! Can't wait to shut up all the haters!” His highs could hardly ever have been higher than the night of July 6, 2013 when he stunned the MMA world with this knockout of Anderson Silva and became both the first man to beat the Brazilian in the UFC and the middleweight champion. Weidman, of course, defended his title in the rematch and kept the belt for another two years until losing to Luke Rockhold in December 2015. Weidman remains a popular fighter and most fans will hope “The All-American” can regain the magic when he fights in May.