Dana White Urges Chris Weidman to Retire Following UFC 292 Defeat

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

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Dana White Urges Chris Weidman to Retire Following UFC 292 Defeat
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TRISTEN CRITCHFIELD AUG 20, 2023 COMMENTS

It was not a triumphant return to the Octagon for Chris Weidman at UFC 292.

More than two years removed from suffering a gruesome broken leg against Uriah Hall at UFC 261 in April 2021, the former middleweight champion struggled mightily defending low kicks in a unanimous decision loss to Brad Tavares on Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston. Even worse for “The All-American” is that he might have suffered some more serious injuries in the bout.

At Saturday’s post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White cited those injuries while urging Weidman to call it a career.

“I love Chris Weidman. I love him. I love his family. I think he should retire,” White said. “We talked to Dr. [Jeff Davidson]. He thinks he blew his ACL, MCL … The guy is just coming back from a gruesome injury and, listen man, Father Time is not our friend at all. But definitely, if you’re a professional athlete. Depending on the damage to the knee, you’re talking another year. So I would say. ‘Chris, I love you. Please, please retire.’”

Weidman has fallen on tough times in recent years. Including his title bout loss to Luke Rockhold at UFC 194, the Serra-Longo Fight Team product is just 2-7 in his last nine promotional appearances. According to White, Weidman has nothing left to prove.

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[Mohawk Banditó]

Good thing they gave him plenty of mic time after the fight so he could potentially announce it...

 

[HNIC215]

He should retire... can't even beat Brad Tavares (who was never a top tier fighter) at 39 or whatever his age...

That's sound advice from the Pink Goof-father.

 

[Jawth]

They should let him fight bums for a while like Arlovski got to.

He can still sell tickets while can crushing if he wants to keep fighting. He doesnt need to get beat up by legit up and comers.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Good thing they have him plenty of mic time after the fight so he could potentially announce it...

I should change the Poll...

Who retires first? Tony or Chris

 

[Oscar Madison]

Tavares looked merciful.

Weidman should've been crippled and pounded out -- he should feel fortunate even for the limited beating he took.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Chris ‘my boy’ Weidman is still my boy and if my boy Chris Weidman chooses to continue fighting I will support my boy.

 

[Oscar Madison]

I should change the Poll...

Who retires first? Tony or Chris

Do a double poll -- see if Sherdog can handle it.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

 

[Brit_Brawler]

He should retire... can't even beat Brad Tavares (who was never a top tier fighter) at 39 or whatever his age...

That's sound advice from the Pink Goof-father.

Brad is tough. Izzy couldn't put him away. He gave ddp all he could handle early on too not so long ago. Don't be acting like brad is a scrub. It wasn't the matchup to give at this Time.

 

[HNIC215]

Brad is tough. Izzy couldn't put him away. He gave ddp all he could handle early on too not so long ago. Don't be acting like brad is a scrub. It wasn't the matchup to give at this Time.

I'm not acting like he's a scrub... plenty of tough ass fighters who were never top tier or champs.

Just because I said he's not a top tier fighter doesn't mean he's not tough.

My point still stands, Weidman can't get through Brad then there's no way in hell Weidman is getting through the top tier fighters.

 

[MMAcolyte]

I was tempted to vote, "No", but I'm trying to resist being so sadistic. Guy's a human being.

 

[MartiniSIDe]

I should change the Poll...

Who retires first? Tony or Chris

As bad as it is, Tony looks like he has more in the tank than Chris.

And Tony should also definitely retire

 

[Lost_Cause]

I should change the Poll...

Who retires first? Tony or Chris

This is depressing.

 

[Dorkman]

Can't disagree with the bald pink goof on this one.

 

[Lost_Cause]

I should change the Poll...

Who retires first? Tony or Chris

Come to think about it, Chris will retire first. Tony’s the type of guy to die in the cage.

 

[svmr_db]

Good thing they have him plenty of mic time after the fight so he could potentially announce it...

Doesn't work that way, his fight already extended past the start of the PPV anyways. There wasn't enough time to give both guys interviews. And you wouldn't give Weidman an interview anyways unless you knew he was legit retiring, which he has already came out since the fight ended and said he isn't.

 

[Hitdepruns]

Chris ‘my boy’ Weidman is still my boy and if my boy Chris Weidman chooses to continue fighting I will support my boy.

That. Let him bang.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

I mean he survived 3 rounds coming off probably the worst leg injury I've seen in MMA. That in itself is a victory. He looked very awkward in there though. Slow, basic and no real threat.

Even before the leg injury, he really was in a decline and he looked like a gunshy version of that guy which isn't good. Since he was out 2 years and if it isn't an ACL injury, I'd say take one more fight against a lower ranked opponent and see how you do. Unless you dominate, you'd have to call it then.

 

[TITS]

I just found out this cocksucker didn't give Robocop a POTN bonus but gave it to Zhang and O'Malley instead.