Mike Winkeljohn was also another person to give his opinion on the rematch between C. Weidman (right) and A. Silva (left). Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Since the defeat of Anderson Silva for Chris Weidman at UFC 162, held last Saturday (6), many fans, analysts and MMA personalities expressed their opinion on the confrontation and a possible rematch for the middleweight title. This Thursday (11) it was the turn of Mike Winkeljohn, football coach Jon Jones, revealing that he believes in a Spider victory, during an interview with the “Bloody Elbow” website.
“I think Chris will come with a similar game plan and Anderson won't be left with antics, I think it's going to be a war. If Anderson is back to his old form, I think he can beat Chris at this point. But, now that he is hit, some of his confidence might be a little low. It's a close contest. Chris now has Anderson worrying about his hands. He was able to take Anderson down. He saw Anderson's defense on the ground and now he will know how to undermine the defense and get his offense going on the ground,” said the coach, who partners with Greg Jackson at Jackson-Winkeljohn's MMA.
Last Saturday (6), Anderson Silva was defeated by Chris Weidman in the main fight of UFC 162, in Las Vegas (USA). The knockout applied by Weidman was the first suffered by Spider in his 15-year career. Furthermore, the fight marked the Brazilian's first defeat in Ultimate, an organization for which he has worked since 2006, and put an end to a streak of ten consecutive title defenses.
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