Is Weidman a draw when he comes back?

[Espresso]

Seems like he is one of the most liked fighters on Sherdog, everyone is talking about him as an elite MW although he lost 3 of his last 4.

I think a lot people are eager to see him fight again and establish himself atop of the division once again...

So my question, is Wiedman a big draw?

 

[submerged88]

Only to his dad

 

[One MMA Fan]

His mid range imo. Good for 350-450k buys. Depends on matchup and card and he can do good business.

Considering the current landscape where you get lower numbers he could almost double the norm.

Main Event:
UFC 162 Silva vs Weidman 550,000
UFC 168 Weidman vs Silva II 1,025,000
UFC 175 Weidman vs Machida 545,000

Co-Main event:
UFC 187 Johnson vs Cormier 375,000
UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregor 1,025,000
UFC 210 Cormier v Johnson II 300,000

Main card:
UFC 205 McGregor v Alvarez 1,300,000

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Fight another fighter from Brazil.... Jacare!!!

 

[Dozer .]

Weidman is done

 

[tasticles]

You know him so well that you can't even spell his name lol. That's not a good sign

 

[tenniswhiz]

Only to his dad

 

[James Baller]

He's a decent addition to any card.

 

[One MMA Fan]

Weidman is done

 

[Espresso]

You know him so well that you can't even spell his name lol. That's not a good sign

Edited. Thanks

 

[tasticles]

Edited. Thanks

No problem. But yeah I don't think he will be a big sell anymore unless he starts clearing out the division.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

It's weird because he had the fighting style to beat Silva but in both wins he didn't have to use it necessarily...

He's a big guy and will have a chance against most of the top 10 but I don't see him being champ again

 

[Newave]

Somewhat. Hardcores will always want to watch him fight as long as he stays ranked and relevant, and for casuals he will always be the guy who broke Anderson’s leg, and you can sell a fight on that.

 

[Pilo]

Weidman is somewhat of a sad story, I find...dethrones the all-time most dominant UFC champ with some of the craziest KOs ever...but people were questioning the legitimacy of that win because Silva was goofing around. Then beats the greatest AGAIN, but via a freak accident...beats Machida in a decision (it was a good performance), then beats deflated TRT Vitor, whose previous success everyone associated to TRT use (and rightfully so)...then loses his title and gets mauled by Rockhold, who was a very promising UFC champ but who himself is now 1-2 in his last 3 fights and is probably going to LHW when he heals from yet another injury.

Weidman's win over Gastelum and Gastelum's recent success may foster hype towards his return, but ultimately, I think he's one of these 5 or 6 middleweights who will gravitate around the title for the next two years. He's a great fighter and a huge middleweight, I also hope the weight cut does not become harder in the next few years. Always glad to see Chris Weidman fight, but people have a short memory when it comes to impressive fights, and a lot of water has run under the bridge at MW since he last fought a almost a year ago.

 

[Dirge]

I'd pay to see him headline an event. Win or lose, the guy is aggressive and active, always looking to finish. Compared to the shit we watched between Till and wonderboy this weekend, he would definitely be better to watch.

 

[OrigFan255]

Styles make matches and he definitely had Anderson's BUT, he keeps coming up inches short with a few of his last opponents.

I will always watch a former champ though.

 

[magicmarker]

Combat sports doesn't have a draw right now. Male or female.

 

[dickcheney]

He is






















Still ma boy

 

[bubbleboyjones]

His mid range imo. Good for 350-450k buys. Depends on matchup and card and he can do good business.

Considering the current landscape where you get lower numbers he could almost double the norm.

Main Event:
UFC 162 Silva vs Weidman 550,000
UFC 168 Weidman vs Silva II 1,025,000
UFC 175 Weidman vs Machida 545,000

Co-Main event:
UFC 187 Johnson vs Cormier 375,000
UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregor 1,025,000
UFC 210 Cormier v Johnson II 300,000

Main card:
UFC 205 McGregor v Alvarez 1,300,000

No way Weidman is good for 350-450k buys unless he's matched up with a famous fighter(Silva) or co-main with a famous fighter(Rousey).

Look at the fights closer. UFC 175 Weidman vs Machida 545,000 was co-main with Rousey.

As a champ he could only muster up 375,000 buys when he was in the comain with UFC 187 which is a closer indication of what his fights would do(even that was a stacked card with 2 belts on the line.


Weidman would be lucky to break 300k by himself.

 

[GrantB13]