Weidman's fans are making me dislike him and that's unfair to a good up and comer. This guy has a great upside, and even though he ducked Vitor, it's commendable he wants to get in there with Anderson. He just needs to calm down with the whining, though. If he keeps winning, he'll get his chance.
But anytime good wrestling credentials are attached to a fighter's name, then it's "Oh yeah, he'd kill Anderson." Even though, as mentioned above, Anderson has finished all these wrestlers who were supposed to be his unending.
If Weidman gets his shot, and gets trampled, who's the next threat to Anderson's title? A 185 Askren/Fitch/Kos?
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The ufc dont have rankings. Munoz is not among the top 10 mws in the ufc and never has been.
dana himself said munoz was #3, so at least someone in the ufc thought that.
Weidman isn't even close to deserving a title shot! I've never considered Munoz to be in the top 10.
Weidman vs Costa would be good.
Remind me how that turned out?
You underestimate how fast Anderson haters move one from one fighters to the other.
These guys hyped Sonnen up for two years, and it took them a day to start looking for the next guy in line to beat Anderson.
Defended his belt in July against the guy who was "supposedly" gonna kick his ass, ran through him now you guys are on to the next best thing. Dana and Co. don't think Weidman is ready so why do you guys?
Bisping is willing to do the homework and face Sonnen on short notice, and now Belfort in Brazil.
Before you point out that Sonnen was a loss, that was a very close fight, and many people including Dana gave it to Bisping, so for all it matters it counts more than many lukewarm wins (cough cough Boetsch-Lombard)
Weidman wants the easy path, consistently fighting the most overrated fighters in the top 10. Let's see if he gets a true challenge next time.
Defended his belt in July against the guy who was "supposedly" gonna kick his ass, ran through him now you guys are on to the next best thing. Dana and Co. don't think Weidman is ready so why do you guys?
Weidman should beat 1 more named opponent, then get his shot.
Maybe Vitor, Bisping, Rockhold or the now hype Jacare.
Who in heavens name did he defend his belt against that was going to kick his ass.
why do you ignore the fact that dana himself said weidman was the #1 contender? i'd post the video again, but you'll either not watch it or pretend it doesn't exist.
and did you tune in to silva-sonnen 2 after it was over? because silva wasn't running through anyone. the first round was a borderline 10-8.
Agreed. Was it only Silva and Sonnen on top of him at the time? Gotta remember this division has always been notoriously thin.