Chris Weidman Quotes
I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they're just at the beginning, when they're just getting started. I hit it when everybody was watching, and everybody had comments and everybody was doubting me. It was a tough situation to be in.
Weidman, Chris. Post-Fight Interview. UFC on FOX 25, Fox Sports, 22 July 2017.
Christopher James Weidman is an American professional mixed martial artist. Weidman currently competes in the middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. In 2013, he earned worldwide prominence by becoming the first man to defeat Anderson Silva (which he did twice) inside the UFC to become the Middleweight Champion, which he held for two and a half years before losing it to Luke Rockhold. As of December 14, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC middleweight rankings.