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Chris Weidman Training with Uriah Hall to Prepare for Anderson Silva

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#1 ·
Hall has been impressing the TUF 17 viewers all season long with incredible KOs. It seems fans aren't the only ones who've taken not as the next Middleweight contender plans to bring him in as a sparring partner for his title fight.

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After months of campaigning, UFC Middleweight Chris Weidman was granted his wish in becoming the next to challenge for Anderson Silva's belt. Weidman first entered the top of the division with a lackluster decision over Demian Maia at UFC On Fox 2 and cemented himself as a potential contender by completely dominating Mark Munoz at UFC On Fuel TV 4.

Silva and his camp repeatedly dismissed Weidman's contender status repeatedly before finally accepting the fight last month. Now that his title fight is scheduled, Chris will bring in TUF 17's Uriah Hall to help him prepare for the Spider

"I actually think I'm going to bring in, you know Uriah Hall from The Ultimate Fighter? He has some cool kicks and stuff like that. I actually fought him before too," Weidman said during an appearance on Chokes and Jokes.

"If you get caught standing still, looking at him, he's going to freaking kick you right in the face. You got to be moving either getting out of there or you're moving forward. [Uriah Hall] is another guy, if you stand there with him, he's going to kick your head off. It has to be the same strategy. You move forward, you punch him and go for takedowns."
While Hall is certainly a talented striker, it will be no small task for him to prepare "The All American" for the 185 lb. king. Silva picked up his 11th title defense and 15th consecutive UFC win at UFC 148 with an incredible 2nd round TKO over Chael Sonnen. He followed that off with a complete demolition of Stephan Bonnar in October.

Silva and Weidman will meet as the main event for UFC 162 in Las Vegas, NV on July 6.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/4/5...man-bring-uriah-hall-train-anderson-silva-mma
 
#8 ·
Andy is probably the guy that better keeps his calm while in the octogon.
I can't imagine him having such a calm if he were the kind of person to feel terror about fighting other dude...
 
#11 ·
He's not overrated. He's an exciting prospect and one of the best competitors to ever be showcased on TUF. And no one sees him as anything more - go read through that 'Chael dubs Hall a contender' thread if you need proof of this.

People like you are a problem. You frequently dismiss fighters, but you're the first to defend Anderson Silva's legacy. This despite Chael's being overrated, Weidman's being overrated, Okami's being overrated, and so forth. And here you are dismissing a guy who could well find his rhythm in the UFC before he's even entered the organization.

What's so bad about people being excited about Hall? No one is claiming that he's knocking at Anderson's door, but it's apparent to anyone with a set of eyes that he does have impressive striking and is fun to watch. Crapping all over someone because he's been mentioned in the same thread as Anderson Silva... great attitude. You must be a fun guy to watch fights with.
 
#13 ·
Hilarious. Fighters can tighten their games over the span of three years, and I don't know why people act as though Weidman is some scrub. Even if does lose to Anderson, that won't make him a bum.

Hall has looked like a vicious striker on TUF. But that doesn't mean anyone is saying he's ready to take on Anderson. I don't know why people are getting that impression. Weidman probably likes some of the techniques he's seen from Hall on the show and wants to learn a few... big deal.
 
#27 ·
People that have endless confidence in Weidman have nothing to lose.

They can spout off on here for months while we wait. If he wins they get to play the told you so game and make it a big deal for months more. If Weidman gets flattened like Chael Sonnen they just won't speak of it and act like they were kidding or something. Or quickly change the subject and say Anderson is a pansy because he didn't fight Bones yet.
 
#29 ·
I truly feel like if Anderson wants, he can make it a lot harder for Weidman to get a TD.

TDD isn't always 1 man vs. 1 man in a close clinch type setting. If Anderson plays the MAchida game for a bit, it will be hard for Chris to find that range for a shot. And it will give Anderson enough time to find his range/riddum.

Anderson is certainly better off now than he was a couple years ago. Can't hurt to train for a Chael Sonnen type matchup twice. Anderson is one of the only fighters who seems to improve at such an age.
 
#37 ·
You are on tilt. Posters like yourself are an odd bunch. You seem to get so worked up that you start to make things up as you post.

No you didn't say anyone said it. But who here said it...or even said half as much as "Weidman has no chance". You can't find a single post anything like that in 4 pages of this. Yet you want to play that card as if that has been the theme of the thread.

It is weird when posters need to make things up and then get defensive about a total fiction situation they imagined in their head.
 
#34 ·
This is just like every GSP fight where the challenger's fans come out proclaiming it'll be an easy victory for their guy, excuse me if I hold my congratulations for Weidman until after he beats the best fighter that ever lived (not that I'm not excited for the fight)
 
#35 ·
I'm afraid you're confused.

No one gave Diaz, Hardy, Shields, or Condit(except me) a shot against GSP.

GSP also doesn't have a glaring weakness in his game that can be exploited like Anderson does.


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#36 ·
Plenty of people were saying those guys stood a good chance, especially Shields. Just because you didn't doesn't mean you're representative of the entire population.

That glaring weakness really was his downfall against Lutter... oh wait there was Hendo that got him down... and then lost, or when Chael got him down and didn't even come close to finishing him. You say glaring weakness, I say point me to the wrestler that's beaten Anderson by exploiting his weakness.
 
#65 ·
Lol are you really gonna act like Chael didn't dominate him for the entire fight except the last ten seconds? Chael didn't need to finish him, if he had played it safe he would have rode out the last two minutes and beat Anderson by decision.

Chael might not have won but don't kid yourself, he made Anderson look very, very human. Now you have Weidman is better in every aspect than Chael, I just don't see how Anderson can win this.


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#38 ·
I just have to say that I believe Weidman has a chance but not because he's a wrestler. It's about bjj. Anderson has never lost due to wrestling but he has been submitted before and Weidman has some very impressive credentials in that area.

That being said it's damned hard to bet against Anderson at this point. He hasn't lost in years and barring the first Chael fight has been extremely dominant against the best they could throw at him.

My thought is that while Weidman has a nice style match up against Silva he is not as proven in the sport as the champion. He hasn't faced the same level of competition. Anderson has proven time and time again that you can not bet against him. I have to back Silva.
 
#43 ·
I just have to say that I believe Weidman has a chance but not because he's a wrestler. It's about bjj. Anderson has never lost due to wrestling but he has been submitted before and Weidman has some very impressive credentials in that area.
You realize Anderson got submitted nearly a DECADE AGO??? He's a more mature fighter now... and he was dominating that fight until that surprise of a submission move.
 
#47 ·
there's no way I could of, he said anderson was dominating chonan before getting flying heel hook when in reality chonan was winning the whole time
 
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