Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman is within the twilight of his profession and searching previous his time contained in the cage. The 39-year outdated would not thoughts going through UFC Corridor of Famer Anderson Silva for a 3rd time besides within the boxing ring.
The panorama of fight sports activities could be very totally different than when Weidman entered the game in 2009. As former two-division champion Daniel Cormier put it, “There’s boxing. There’s movie star boxing. There’s YouTube boxing. If I used to be youthful, and I used to be within the tail finish of my profession, I do not know that I would not go down that path,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel.
Weidman fights this weekend at UFC on ESPN 54 in Atlantic Metropolis in opposition to Bruno Silva. If he wins, he’ll possible get somewhat extra mileage out of his UFC profession. If he loses, boxing could also be on the horizon.
“I like the UFC. I feel I’ve two fights left on my deal. We’ll see. An enormous win over Bruno Silva this weekend, due to every thing I’ve completed, it may allot me some massive alternatives contained in the UFC,” Weidman stated.
“I like the UFC, however clearly there’s boxing matches on the market that’ll make some huge cash. I would not thoughts ending my profession with that,” Weidman continued. “Who would not need to see Anderson Silva versus Chris Weidman boxing match? Can he get some revenge on me? There’s some cool fights on the market.”
