News about Chris Weidman

The UFC have teased a 'glove launch presentation' to take place on Friday ahead of UFC 300. For years, fans and fighters alike have complained about the current design of UFC gloves leading to an increase in eye pokes during fights. They reason that the gloves do not naturally close into the fist position, leading fighters to extend for punches with fingers straightened out. Almost every card features multiple incidents of eye pokes and occasionally they are so bad they lead to a contest being ruled a no contest.

After replays showed Chris Weidman incorrectly poked Bruno Silva in the eye before pouncing on the canvas, the UFC changed Chris Weidman's victory from a knockout to a technical-decision victory. The exact change was made after reviewing the judges' scorecards, with Weidman likely up on all three ballots at the time of the eye poke. Weidman had not raised his hand inside the Octagon since August 2020. Fans and fellow professional fighters alike were enraged by his way he returned to the win column.

Weili Zhang, a Chinese actress, won the most of any fight at UFC 292 after defending her strawweight title. The fighter's compensation for the case has been announced, but not considering additional fees such as sponsorship or other discretionary compensation. MMA Junkie's complete list of base pay figures was revealed by The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure. It may have come as a surprise to some that Sean O'Malley, the main event winner, was defeated by Zhang, who earned £411,000.

After losing at UFC 292 to Brad Tavares, UFC president Dana White begged Chris Weidman to step down from MMA. Weidman's first fight back from a horrific leg break 28 months ago has been decided unanimously at the TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts. Although the act of returning to the Octagon following such traumatic injury was commendable, the former UFC middleweight champion was never fully involved in the fight. An slew of heavy leg kicks from Tavares caused Weidman serious issues, but White has since revealed that the American sustained a serious injury to either his ACL or MCL during the fight. At the UFC 292 post-fight press conference, White told assembled media, 'I love Chris Weidman. I love him.'

The UFC continues to grow as one of the world's top sports organizations. MMA's biggest event has attracted several mega-stars to compete under its banner over the years. There have been numerous arguments over whether or not the UFC pays fighters well. Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, has left the sport and signed an exclusive deal with PFL.

Renzo Gracie, a 55-year-old MMA legend and 6th degree Brazilian black belt, has been subpoenaed on a New York subway platform, and the clip has gone viral on YouTube. Gracie is said to have coerced the guy to apologize to him before allowing him to leave.