Warrior in training fight night, dont blink, boxing, martial arts. Mark kenery munoz born february 9, 1978 is a retired japaneseborn filipino american. Weidman went on to defeat longreigning champ anderson silva in his following bout. Machida, training for his first middleweight bout against mark munoz. Weidman faced mark munoz on july 11, 2012, at ufc on fuel tv. Las vegas chris weidman unanimously outpointed lyoto machida at ufc 175 on saturday night to retain his middlewieght title. Weidman dominated munoz throughout first round using his wrestling skills. Injury moves chris weidmanlyoto machida title fight from. In 20, he earned worldwide prominence by becoming the first man to defeat anderson silva which he did twice inside the ufc to become the middleweight champion. It was on a february night in 1997 that a boyish brazilian made his first big splash. The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the nevada state athletic commission. Mma fight pub chris weidman finishes mark munoz with a sneaky.
Then there is guys lurking in the wings machida, jacare. Lyoto machida faces chris weidman in main event at ufc 173. Common opponent mark munoz, a top 10 middleweight in the ufc, favors 185pound champion chris weidman over friendoccasional training partner lyoto machida at their ufc 175 matchup in july. Lyoto machida, chris weidman surprised by news of title. While ufc 175 looked underwhelming on paper, the evening churned out a variety of entertaining battles and culminated with a thrilling fiveround main event between chris weidman and lyoto machida. Lyoto machida talks fighting mark munoz, his cut to middleweight, and taking on anderson silva.
I have been preparing to fight anderson silva ever since i started training in mma, said weidman in the week leading up to the fight. The first three rounds of the bout saw weidman largely. Here are all the meaningful stats from chris weidmans victory over lyoto machida at last nights july 5, 2014 ufc 175 payperview ppv in las vegas, nevada, courtesy of the fight metric report. A firstround knockout of mark munoz last october and a unanimous decision over gegard mousasi two weeks ago put machida in line for a title shot. For weidman its a chance to prove his two wins over silva were no fluke and for machida it is a chance to become the third fighter in ufc history to win belts in two separate weight classes. Maia vs weidman is on the undercard of rashad evans vs phil davis ufc on fox 2. He may be fighting a surprise opponent, but mark munoz is ready to face. He formerly competed for the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he was the former ufc light heavyweight champion, as well as a. Lyoto machida vs chris weidman full fight todas as lutas. Patience and the smarts to follow a game plan eventually will.
Munoz ready for surprise foe in ufc fight night rappler. Chris weidman unanimously outpoints lyoto machida at ufc. Weidman posted by newman on jan 11, 20 in mma, sports 0 comments this card, like the fuel tv one that preceded it, mainly featured prospects and rising stars, again along with a pretty great main event in the form of top middleweight contenders mark munoz and chris weidman facing off. Chris weidman born june 17, 1984 is a american mixed martial artist and the current ufc middleweight champion. Chris weidman vs lyoto machida full fight ufc 175 part 1. However, bisping pulled out of the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by lyoto machida. Mark munoz official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the middleweight fighter from united states. Chris weidman vs lyoto machida fight result ufc 175.
Contentsshow early life chris weidman was born in baldwin, new york, the second of three children. Posted in rmma by usleiveen 9 points and 164 comments. In the second round of the title fight, weidman delivered the knockout blow that shocked the mma community, crowned him ufc middleweight champion, and left a pristine finish on whats now his 100 record. Undefeated in his professional career, weidman should be coming into the bout confident after backtoback.
Lyoto machida video highlights to see how ufc middleweight champion weidman defended his title at ufc 175 on saturday night. Lyoto the dragon machida mma stats, pictures, news. Returning to action, munoz instead faced chris weidman on july 11, 2012 in the main event at ufc. Machida is elusive and lethal, and weidman will need to use caution just as he did two times against the equally dangerous silva.
Mark munoz talks chris weidman rematch, typhoon haiyan. Weidman also known as ufc on fuel tv 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship. Demian maia vs chris weidman full fight video ufc on fox 2. Munoz rolled to his knees then scrambled to his feet but weidman caught him in a front headlock and landed some brutal knees to the forehead that. Machida moved down in weight class to the middleweight division in 20 beating mark munoz machida vs munoz and gegard mousasi in 2014 machida vs mousasi. Now, ill make the adjustments in training and preparing for machidas. In the past three years and seven fights, munoz 4 mma, 84 ufc has suffered just two losses. Weidman vs machida, main event of ufc 175, is valid for the ufc middleweight title weidman s second defense. Chris weidman vs lyoto machida full fight video mma videos fightingh versus ufc 175 luta completa todas as lutas full fight. Weidman had to pull out of 173 and reschedule for ufc 175 due to minor surgeries on both knees. The event took place on july 11, 2012 at the hp pavilion in san jose, california. Anderson silva vs chael sonnen full fight video ufc 148 anderson silva comments on knee strike tko victory video chael sonnen calls out anderson silva ufc 6 video ufc 102 official results, fight, knockout and submission of the night.
Machida is an excellent test for souza, while chris weidman and. Alexis davis for womens bantamweight title matt mitrione vs. Chris weidman and lyoto machida are scheduled to fight on july 5 th at ufc 175. In the second round, he knocked out munoz with a counter elbow to the forehead followed by ground and pound to a rocked munoz, which awarded weidman knockout of the night honors. Chris weidman vs lyoto machida full fight video hl ufc 175. Everything you need to know about this weekends big fight between chris weidman and vitor belfort. This is going to be a huge fight as the champ defends his belt against a motivated lyoto machida. Mark the filipino wrecking machine munoz mma stats. The ufcs memorial day weekend payperview was dealt a major blow on monday with the loss of headlining champion chris weidman weidman 110 mma, 70 ufc, the middleweight titleholder, is out of his mainevent bout against former light heavyweight champion lyoto machida 214 mma, 4 ufc with an knee injury.
Champ chris weidman on stripping titles for inactivity, vitors prefight ped tests duration. Chris weidman vs lyoto machida july 5, 2014 mandalay bay, las vegas, nevada, united states chris weidman def. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the ufcs traditional fight night bonuses. Machida pits chris the allamerican weidman vs lyoto the dragon machida fight in mandalay bay events center, las vegas, nevada, united states on jul 5, 2014. Chris allamerican weidman vs lyoto the dragon machida full fight video ufc 175 weidman vs. Chris weidman is the only fighter that has defeated anderson silva twice in a calendar year. Weidman ducked in for an easy takedown quickly in the first and transitioned to side mount. Originally scheduled to fight vitor belfort at ufc 173, middleweight champion chris weidman is now slated to take on the former ufc light heavyweight champ lyoto machida. Anderson the spider silva and champion chris weidman who will fight for. He and his older brother were involved in numerous athletic. Mma fight pub chris weidman finishes mark munoz with a. I heard weidman talk about this fight saying he wished he just let him fall because he said he thinks the ref didnt see him land the elbow and just thought it was a. Chris weidman says lyoto machida was tougher than anderson. Mark munoz favors chris weidman over lyoto machida at ufc.
Christopher james weidman born june 17, 1984 is an american mixed martial artist and actor. The division right now is wide open, and chris weidman is the champion, and i definitely want to avenge that loss. Vitor is a fcking beast probaly would beat silva in a rematch now. Machida to fight weidman in main event at ufc 173 ufc. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held on july 5, 2014, at mandalay bay events center in las vegas. Lyoto machida for middleweight title ronda rousey vs.
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