Chris Weidman is reacting after his most up-to-date opponent Bruno Silva acquired a six-month suspension for violating the UFC anti-doping coverage.
Weidman (16-7 MMA) and Silva (23-11 MMA) collided on the principle card of March’s UFC occasion in Atlantic Metropolis. The competition resulted in a controversial technical choice win for Chris Weidman.
‘The All American’ began off the struggle in unimaginable kind and was seemingly cruising towards victory coming into the third and ultimate spherical. It was within the ultimate 5 minutes that Weidman appeared to attach with a giant mixture that resulted within the Brazilian hitting the canvas. Chris instantly swarmed Bruno which pressured the referee to step in and cease the struggle. Nonetheless, upon replay, it was clear that the knockdown sequence was a results of two separate eye pokes. Regardless of the controversial end, Weidman was awarded the victory by technical choice.
Earlier this week it was introduced that Bruno Silva had acquired a 6-month suspension from the CSAD, the anti-doping companion of the UFC.
That information clearly struck a chord with the previous UFC middleweight champion, as Chris Weidman took to ‘X‘ with the next response:
Very attention-grabbing… 2nd failure in his profession… probably im informed that might be from microdosing anabolics as effectively 🤦♂️! https://t.co/zpeDIZ9oVk
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) August 10, 2024
“Very attention-grabbing… 2nd failure in his profession… probably im informed that might be from microdosing anabolics as effectively 🤦♂️!”
Though Bruno Silva has been pressured to the sidelines, the identical can’t be stated for Chris Weidman.
‘The All American’ just lately booked his subsequent Octagon look reverse Eryk Anders (16-8 MMA), which is slated to happen at UFC 309 on November 14th at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
‘Ya Boi’ will enter the struggle having earned three wins in his final six fights. Anders, 37, is coming off a unanimous choice victory over Jamie Pickett (13-11 MMA) in his most up-to-date effort this previous March.
In the meantime, Chris Weidman has gone simply 2-4 over his final six Octagon appearances.
How do you suppose November’s ‘Weidman vs. Anders’ struggle will play out?
