C. Weidman held the middleweight belt for two years. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @chrisweidman
The former middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg.), Chris Weidman, suffered a tough defeat last Friday (18), when he was beaten by Dominick reyes in his debut in the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg.). With the result, the athlete suffered his fifth setback in his last six fights and sparked rumors about retirement. The athlete then used his Instagram account, this Tuesday (22), to rule out the possibility and respond to critics.
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“About my next step, I have heard a lot of people saying that I should retire and we got here based on my recent results. It's crazy, because if I beat (Dominick) Reyes, the chances of me fighting for the world title were very strong,” said Chris. “Now being hit with the retirement comments is a huge blow to me,” the former champion wrote.
Weidman then made a point of emphasizing that he is not close to leaving the sport. The fighter said that he still has goals in the sport and enjoys being part of the group of fighters in MMA.
“I will tell you that I am definitely not ready to retire. I still love it and I’m hungry to get back into the Octagon,” she added.
The eternal executioner of Anderson Silva tried to justify his failures in his presentation at the ufc boston and highlight that he can still hold an Ultimate title.
“I believe I have the skills to be a world champion. I know some of you are shaking your heads and laughing at me when I say this. Well, screw you guys and thanks for the motivation,” said Chris. “In this fight (against Dominick), I was coming off a year away (Chris had last fought in November last year, against Ronaldo Jacare), two major surgeries and still had a weight change. It’s a lot of time out of the gym, and I still think I have a lot of time in this sport,” said Weidman.
In just over two years, Chris managed to go from heaven to hell with impressive speed. After shocking the world in 2013, by putting an end to the hegemony of Anderson Silva as middleweight champion, the athlete defended his belt three times: one, in a rematch with 'Spider' and two other Brazilian legends; Lyoto Machida e Vitor belfort.
After hitting the phenomenon, the nightmare would begin. Weidman, in 2015, was brutally knocked out by Luke Rockhold, which won him the belt, marked his first career defeat and began a sequence of negative results. In the next four appearances, the North American would only win on one occasion.
At 35 years old, Weidman now has 19 professional fights, with 14 wins and five losses.
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