Weidman will gas...

[SalvadorAllende]

...by the middle of the third round.

He has a great chance of finishing Machida in the first two but if the fight goes on I see him gassing badly.

Machida showed he has great cardio in MW against Mousasi so I see him easily avoiding The Chris takedowns and putting a Karate clinic on him.

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[kashmir]

 

[Jesus Freak]

I don't think I'm alone when I say that "The All-Generican" looked gassed after Rd 1 of his first fight w/ Silva.

 

[Leopoldos]

The difference is that Weidman is going to put more pressure (with a more diverse skill set) on Machida then Mousasi did. This is without a doubt going to impact Machidas tank.

 

[HydralisK]

Did Astrology tell you this?

 

[MuffinGod11]

 

[rolln808]

One of two things will happen in this fight, either Weidman solidifies his championship or he is exposed as someone who truly got lucky against Silva

 

[Fight Gone Bad]

He'll be tired after beating up Machida unfortunately. Machida better watch the left...

After Weidman wins we will hear talk about GOAT because he beat a former 205 champ that gave Jones trouble and people will say Weidman should superfight Jones.
Bump it and mark it but its pretty much guaranteed.

 

[N8dogg]

Do you remember how bad Weidman (and Maia to be fair)... Gassed when they went three rounds? Weidman gonna get frustrated and Machida will counter

 

[LordBarnaby**]

Do you remember how bad Weidman (and Maia to be fair)... Gassed when they went three rounds? Weidman gonna get frustrated and Machida will counter

oh, u mean the fight chris weidman took against maia on 10 days notice and cut 32 pounds in 10 days? irrelevant

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Do you remember how bad Weidman (and Maia to be fair)... Gassed when they went three rounds? Weidman gonna get frustrated and Machida will counter

To be fair.. Weidman took Maia fight in short notice.

 

[hypocalking]

Do you remember how bad Weidman (and Maia to be fair)... Gassed when they went three rounds? Weidman gonna get frustrated and Machida will counter

Didn't he take that fight on two weeks notice? :icon_cry2

 

[Fight Gone Bad]

Weidman won't get frustrated unless Machida starts picking him apart and even then Weidman is smart enough not to take the bait.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

One of two things will happen in this fight, either Weidman solidifies his championship or he is exposed as someone who truly got lucky against Silva

Not saying he was lucky. He was beating Silva in both fights.

He is a great fighter and he beats almost everybody at MW. But I think his cardio is just not good enough to chase Machida for 5 rounds.

 

[dermert]

Do you remember how bad Weidman (and Maia to be fair)... Gassed when they went three rounds? Weidman gonna get frustrated and Machida will counter

Weidman cut 32 pounds in 10 days to take that fight on 10 days notice. Cut him some slack.

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/29/2756118/chris-weidman-ufc-on-fox-2-tired-demian-maia-mma

 

[Fight Gone Bad]

it was 10 days
and like 30 lbs i think

 

[Jesus Freak]

oh, u mean the fight chris weidman took against maia on 10 days notice and cut 32 pounds in 10 days? irrelevant

I gotta agree with you on this one. "The All-Generican" still looked pretty gassed after the first round of the first Silva fight, though.

 

[Claude]

One of two things will happen in this fight, either Weidman solidifies his championship or he is exposed as someone who truly got lucky against Silva

Not really.

Machida is a better fighter than A. Silva is or ever was.

 

[Fight Gone Bad]

Not really.

Machida is a better fighter than A. Silva is or ever was.

We will see if Silva was correct in saying Machida is ten times better than him or is Weidman better than 10 Silvas hmmm

 

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

Machida shows great cardio because he doesn't fucking do anything. Any fit person can dance around and throw 5 or 6 striker per round without getting tired. If Weidman can force him to fight, both will gas eventually.