He started fighting people in their primes and his only win has been gastelum who nearly ktfo him.
Weidman just got a huge following because he beat Silva when it really just was father time.
Rockhold, Romero and Mousasi beat Weidman with ease.
Silva was coming of a vintage "matrix" performance vs Bonnar when Weidman crushed him. And you can't use the past-prime defense when you roid your way through your 30s
Then Weidman effortlessly put the pressure on and suffocated Machida-- STANDING -- a mere 4.5 mos after Machida ran a clinic on Gayguard
Weidman then destroyed Vitor. But we don't count that because poor Vitor had his weapons grade juice taken away. Nevermind that Vitor would've still been enjoying his pre-ban gains just based on the timeline alone, or that Vitor ktfo Dan Hendo his very next fight. Nah let's instead just ignore the Vitor win
"Luke, Yoel, Moose beat Weidman with ease"
Lmfao. This is the shit that forced me to become a Weidman defender. Did you actually watch any of those fights? Literally all 3 were highly competitive until Weidman got caught. He was actually controlling Yoel and schooling Moose for most of those fights
The Weidman hate is so weird. I get that he doesn't appear dominant because he isn't lightning quick so he's effectively slow by comparison to guys like Silva, Yoel, Vitor, etc., but he's nonetheless an insanely tough matchup for anyone in MW history