Bruno Silva in all probability has a reputable purpose for hating Chris Weidman, however now you can add Daniel Cormier to the Brazilian’s sh*t listing.
Silva and Weidman went toe-to-toe at UFC Atlantic Metropolis in March. Weidman initially received the bout by way of TKO simply previous the two-minute mark of the third spherical, however the choice was later modified after it was revealed that eye pokes performed a sizeable position within the fight-ending sequence. Silva initially wished to see the struggle dominated a no-contest, however the State Athletic Management Board of New Jersey denied his request and as an alternative switched it to a win for Weidman by way of technical choice.
Silva later revealed that he briefly misplaced 30% of his imaginative and prescient in considered one of his eyes.
Understandably upset, Silva lobbied for a rematch with Weidman. As a substitute, he’ll return in opposition to Ismail Naurdiev this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
“We had been asking for this struggle,” Silva mentioned in an interview with MMA Combating. “Once I go to mattress at night time, he’s the opponent I hate essentially the most. I’ve fought many individuals, I’ve greater than 30 MMA fights, however each time I consider him and [Daniel] Cormier, I really feel anger.
Silva defined that his beef with Cormier stems from the Corridor of Famer poking enjoyable (pun not supposed) on the controversial contest by carrying protecting eyewear whereas co-hosting the UFC 300 weigh-in present with Weidman two weeks later.
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Whereas Silva is booked for UFC 308, Weidman will return to motion on November 16 for the promotion’s return to Madison Sq. Backyard.
“[Weidman] is preventing a month after me, and my focus is on knocking this man [Naurdiev], after which I’m calling him out on the mic,” Silva mentioned. “I may ask for different opponents, however I wish to cope with issues my means. He’s preventing subsequent month, and I’ve a rating to settle with him. It’s private. I’ll ask the UFC, and I hope they ship him my means. He’s not on an excellent run, however he has an enormous identify. He’s a former champion, and it brings good media. If we each win, possibly that’s attention-grabbing for the UFC. I would like that struggle again. But when that’s one thing that’s gonna sluggish me down, f*ck that dude.”
Days after their struggle, Weidman instructed that Silva overreacted to the attention pokes and defended his return to the win column for the primary time in practically 4 years. Silva, however, has now misplaced three straight after developing brief in opposition to Brendan Allen and Shara Magomedov earlier than assembly Weidman in The Backyard State.
“My largest mistake was that I revered Chris Weidman an excessive amount of, and I’ll dwell with that for the remainder of my life,” Silva mentioned. “He deserved no respect. Even [coach Andre] Dida mentioned I revered him means an excessive amount of. The struggle was over, we spoke within the locker room as a result of I didn’t need any unhealthy vibe. After which he grabs the mic and begins speaking crap, him and Cormier. My God. Cormier, speak about an unbearable individual.”
