Video: Chris Weidman Takes First Steps Following Gruesome UFC 261 Injury | Social Media Roundup
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Watch Chris Weidman take his first steps following his gruesome injury at UFC 261— Fightful has you covered on Weidman’s rehab progression as well as other viral social media moments from the day that was in MMA.
Watch Chris Weidman Take First Steps Following UFC 261 Injury
It took just seconds for former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman to suffer a greusome leg injury in is UFC 261 clash against Uriah Hall, just five weeks ago. However the Tri-state area-native showed off his New York toughness by walking without too much of an issue.
Petr Yan Responds To Rob Font’s Callout
It doesn’t appear as if Petr Yan is chomping at the bit to fight Rob Font.
The rising bantamweight contender Font, called out the former UFC bantamweight champion Yan, following his lopsided unanimous decision victory over Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27.
The former champion responded with the following:
Don’t try to bite off more than you can chew. You couldn’t even knock Cody No Chin out with your pillow hands https://t.co/vQ9H8E5ABH
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) May 28, 2021
Yan has very publicly stated that he won’t be taking any fights until he receives a rematch with champion Aljamain Sterling following their first encounter at UFC 259 which resulted in Yan being DQ’d due to an illegal knee which forced Yan to forfeit the title over to Sterling.
Joaquin Buckley Offers Up Money For Sparring Session
If (for some reason) you ever wanted to spar Joaquin Buckley, now may be your chance.
The fan-favorite UFC middleweight contender took to Facebook to offer up any professional fighter $100 to spar him.
Buckley (12-4) last fought at UFC Fight Island 7 where he was brutally knocked out by Alessio Di Chirico to halt a two-fight winning streak.
Giga Chikadze Reveals The Origins Of His ‘Giga-Kick’
Rising UFC featherweight contender Giga Chikadze is ready to prove that he’s the best striker in the promotion’s 145-pound division.
Self proclaimed as the best kickboxer in the division, Chikadze told Damon Martin of MMA Fighting about the origins of his famous ‘Giga-Kick’ that he used during his vicious knockout of veteran Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25.
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