Chris Weidman hopes to show he can nonetheless hold with the highest at UFC 309.
Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) faces Eryk Anders (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) in Saturday’s prelims (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
The previous UFC middleweight champion is 1-1 since getting back from his ugly damaged leg, most lately selecting up a technical unanimous determination win over Bruno Silva at UFC on ESPN 54 in March. In response to DraftKings, Weidman is a slight +120 underdog towards Anders, who’s a -142 favourite.
“Followers can count on an superior present,” Weidman stated on Episode 1 of UFC 309 “Embedded.” “I’m making an attempt to showcase my abilities, placed on an important show of combined martial arts and fully dominate my man, and actually shock individuals. I’ve been gone for therefore lengthy.
I’m 40 years previous, I’ve had 30 surgical procedures, I’ve been via loads, most likely one of many worst accidents within the historical past of the game with my leg breaking in half. To get to the opposite facet and nonetheless have the power to compete towards the perfect guys on the planet is what I’m making an attempt to indicate.”
Weidman will compete in New York for the primary time since a knockout loss to Ronaldo Souza at UFC 230 in November 2018.
“Very excited to get again in there in entrance of a hometown crowd in New York,” Weidman stated. “Hopefully, a bunch of Lengthy Island dudes and women are there. I simply suppose will probably be a good time. It’s been some time since I fought in New York. So, to have the ability to come again there and placed on a present for everyone goes to be superior. I’m tremendous enthusiastic about it.”
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