I've been a Weidman fan since the Sakara fight. I was actually rooting for Sakara because I had not seen Weidman fight and didn't really know anything about him, once the fight was I looked him up to find out more about his fighting style, the more I learned about him the more I became a fan. I always wanted to see a guy transition from wrestling to become a great submission threat instead of becoming a slugger like most because I used to wrestle and I like watching skilled ground work.
Once you add in that he is exciting to watch and finishes fights in various ways I became a huge fan, it's also been great to see how much he has improved, especially in the stand up and footwork aspects of fighting.
It's also cool that he is a nice guy and looks like your average man, it's the Fedor effect.