Weidman looks not to be aging well.
That was my pre-fight assessment.
Post-fight I'd say Miragliotta is not aging well
What a clusterfuck. Feel horrible for the fighters.
That was my pre-fight assessment.
Post-fight I'd say Miragliotta is not aging well
What a clusterfuck. Feel horrible for the fighters.
Talk about choosing the worst possible option.
What is your opinion on the outcome? If they stop it should have been a no contest IMO.
You can't tell a guy it was an illegal knee and he has 5 minutes. Now the Dr comes in and asks him can he continue while the guy still thinks its an illegal knee.
And somehow figure out it wasn't illegal and stop it based on what the fighters said under different conditions.
I mean at the end of the day it was the refs fault for making a mistake. If he doesn't do the mistake Chris the Dr. doesn't come in.
So Weidman wouldn't say he can't continue.
I thought about it but after all it is the right outcome.
Would Weidman have said he's good to go had he known the strike would be considered legal? Probably, but I a) feel he should be truthful there and b) was almost out.
Rematch would be ok for me though. However if Weidman loses that rematch, he is done.
"Done" is way harsh, IMO. I bet against him in all of his last three fights, but he's capable of winning rematches of all three. The top of that division (excluding Bisping) is fucking brutal.
Sure, but then 4 in a row?
Also
Anyone else here as confused as I am?
I find it very difficult to verify a news story as legit now. Theres so much bias everywhere I look that nothing seems like a credible story.
Exactly and it's not like Weidman got totally outclassed either. He was up a round against Moose and even mounted him in the 2nd round. He was even going into the third against Romero before getting hit with the knee from hell. Shit, he was even starting to find a groove against Rockhold until in inexplicably threw the spinning wheel kick which spelled the end in that fight."Done" is way harsh, IMO. I bet against him in all of his last three fights, but he's capable of winning rematches of all three. The top of that division (excluding Bisping) is fucking brutal.
Well, he needs at least two months off, then.Weidman told doctors it was February
http://m.sherdog.com/news/news/Audi...Corner-Weidman-Thought-it-Was-February-119947
Weidman told doctors it was February
http://m.sherdog.com/news/news/Audi...Corner-Weidman-Thought-it-Was-February-119947
That's rough. Even after the rockhold KO, I was hearing stuff that he had head problems and didn't really train smart. These loses are shortening his career significantly, especially if he isn't letting himself heal with his head. Problem is you can't always heal there
One problem I've long had with the UFC is that the matchmaking leads to sclerosis. It was a problem at 170 when GSP was on top and it's wrecked the HW title scene for a while. I think in certain rare circumstances (like Woodley/Thompson or Anderson/Weidman), the champ should get an immediate rematch and sometimes the top contender should, but otherwise, when you lose, you should re-establish yourself by fighting lower-top-10 guys or guys just outside the top 10.
They've done it with too many divisions. With Pierre, it was during that Serra-Hughes-Pierre circle. Guys like Fitch and Alves were getting really screwed over. It's happening now with MW. You know you screwed up when you almost have to consider an interim for contenders because your having your champ boy fight any of the top five and they continue to plow through their Comp. I think they did it at LHW too where they allow their older legends to remain ranked high by only fighting each other and rarely giving the younger guys a chance to fight them.