Chris Weidman: The Return | E60
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2023
- In April 2021, Chris Weidman suffered arguably the worst injury in UFC history
Over the next two years, Stephania Bell and E60 chronicled his relentless attempt to make it back to the Octagon.
You can catch the full story, streaming now on ESPN+ www.espn.com/watch/catalog/b5...
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Still my boy
😂
Lol
Poor fella is NEVER gonna live that one down.
Can’t even imagine how much embarrassment that added to weidmans defeat, especially with it being his first loss and for the belt in a fight he was having success in. But at the end of the day, he has a dad who loves him!
EVERYBODY THANK YOU!
He’s a genuinely a good dude. I talked to him during international fight week. He took the time to have a real conversation. Chuck Liddell too.
Must’ve been awesome!
I love Chuck…
Pulling for you Chris, because you earned a fan. This guy actually responded to my comments in his vids, after complications of one of his surgeries, he was still nice enough to chat with a stranger.
That's not surprising to hear.
He's always been a pure dude.
I just don't want him turning into Tony and many others who can't accept their best is long gone.
Chris is the man and so is Ray Longo. Great people.
I find the guys from Serra, Longo's gym are pretty humble down to earth and really approachable with the fans. I met Serra and Pete cell before, they both super cool
Met Chris walking to my hotel after UFC 287. He was with Merab, literally the nicest guy you would meet. Hope he gets a dub and retires
I’m glad he’s getting his flowers. You had a great run pre and during his title reign
You can legit tell he’s a good dude, a stand up guy
Stand up guy
*It was a sight that left everyone in awe. There he was, lying on the ground with a broken leg, but still managing to give a thumbs up on the way out.* 👍
This man's fate is like something out a movie. Goes from snapping Silva's leg to being on the receiving end of things.
He returned and Brad kicked tf outta his legs
😂😂😂 like why even release it this late
Great comment
The resilience is incredible with this man! I’d be tapping out! Props to you Chris
God made/blessed weidman as a Chad, and dethroned the goat twice. Then after God was not so nice. His career turnt into a dud
10 years ago, I lost my best friend to, sadly, a heart attack at the young age of 35. One of his brothers got in contact with Chris from a mutual friend that trained at the gym in Long Island. Chris was so kind to sign a bunch of items to help raise money with a raffle party they did to help his wife and two daughters in a time of need. He did not know anything of the family and still took the time to do it. Money was raised because of him. A total class act person and I am forever grateful of his kind-hearted generosity. Long Island strong, and this man is exactly that
This honesty was so shocking when it happened live. Absolutely nuts
What goes around comes around...is normal?
I really don’t want to see him or Tony push it too far and end up with problems later in life…
Just retire dude you where a great Champ and shocked the world at one point put time has passed move on .
Never tell fighters to "Break a leg."
How many 'Returns' for the legend Chris Weidman middleweight are a different breed now from the Vitor, silva & rockhold he dominated.. would love to see him pull it off again but the dreams are big for him
What a legend, against the odds and not quitting
Top fighter.. In ring and out.. True respect for chris
I’ve met him and he’s just a humble and nice dude. I’m glad his recovered and I hope it doesn’t happened to him again.
That guy is a legend, Champion,inspiration or anything else you want to call him. Will respect him forever. All the best to you and your family Chris!! Hope to shake your hand one day
Such mental strength
Weidman is a legend
Again ?! How many times is this man gonna "RETURN " ???
I think this is all about the Journey leading up to the fight he had this year.
He's the first UFC fighter who talked to me. He's cool and friendly guy
Amazing fighter and person. Best of luck to him
IWeidman is a beast of a fighter I thought going into that fight he would be the guy to take out Adesanya. It shows amazing fortitude that he was able to come back after that. So strange that he was the fight that the same thing happened to Silva in
Aging UFC fighters are like aging women who used to be attractive. They both can’t just admit that it’s over.
Well said and completely true.
Chris is a nice guy who was champion once. Many don't reach them heights.
Why sully his career by thinking he can reach the top again...
They just can't accept father time who waits for no-one.
@@geminisundone I am 34, I’ve had 8 surgeries. My back is so shot I can’t do much like I used to. I know I’ll never not have chronic pain and a lack of mobility again.
I can only imagine how bad I’d be doing physically if I’d spent years training and getting my body beat up in countless fights.
@@MajinBenjamin sorry to hear that man...but you're not a victim ( neither is Chris ) and you're not delusional ( sadly...like many others past their primes...Chris is )
@@geminisundone Chris, Tony, Tito, Chuck, Anderson, Dominick, Bj, Frankie, Anthony, Matt, and the list goes on-all stayed too long.
@@MajinBenjamin On and on it goes...and will continue for a number of reasons I imagine.
Dillusional thinking, money, having no other interests etc etc...
It's easy for me to say " I would retire once I knew my best was gone " as I have loads of interests. I've never put all my eggs in that fallen basket.
But I find it crazy how Tony can keep going after such an amazing unbeaten run to now be on a continuous terrible slide...
It has to be money, delusion and fear of what else with Tony...has to be.
Enjoyed this very impressive
Lets hope he comes back after the 5 outta 7of his last fights being losses - hes’ all motivated and with no hesitation he’s gonna do it!! 😮
LEGEND
Legend
This is one of the bad "couldn't have happened to a better guy" stories. He's still MY boy!
i never cryied as a grown man but the absolute tears of joy watching chris weidmann break his leg against uriah hall ..it couldnt of been more perfect...was like the perfect ending to a fantastic book or hollywood movie
act 1
superhuman Anderson silva and his reign
act 2
anderson silva fucks around and gets knocked out by chris
act 3
the rematch (superhuman anderson finally look human)
anderson silva breaks his leg on chris and chriss celebrates and laughs in his face
act 4
Uriah hall gives anderson silva his idol andersons last fight in the ufc
Final Act
Chris breaks his leg with the first strike
anderson silva wishes him well and gives him advice
Retribution
Chris you are hero..
Respect from India,NE state Zogam
Bruh what return
Chris Weidman is a legend✊✊👍👍✊He's the people's champion🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆what a tough resilience man✊✊👍👍✊A true hearted and brave warrior✊✊👍✊💥😃😃 Always goes through the fire and the challenges that he faces😃👍✊✊👍👍He's definitely a UFC Hall of famer👍👍👍✊👍👍
Reboot your keyboard
This is awesome
Much respect for fighters coming back after injury. At 185, Chris Weidman's got a tall mountain to climb.
THATS STILL MY BOY, chris will NEVER BACK DOWN
Respect
With great Chris comes great Weidman
Weird how this ended, felt sudden. Anyways love this guys persistence just want to see him be real about himself and career, hes had a great one.
The mental toughness of this guy..
Stay strong! My stomach is back to how I felt for you that night.
Just retired. We don’t want you to get hurt again.
Great career
Lets go chris!!
You are one tough MF Chris. ❤ God bless you. ❤
Chris Weidman made history back on July 6 of 2013 when he became the 1st man ever in the UFC to defeat Anderson Silva. It was hard to watch this horrific leg injury.
Yea man, it was almost like Karma came back to bite him for beating Silva like that.
He really needs to just retire, he’s not gonna ever be champion again. At this point, he’s just accumulating more damage to his body and robbing himself a quality of life.
Gotta get checks man. He’s got a pretty big contract to fight
Champ forever man
I love chris but it be a short return sadly
Lets go Chris love from my post op bed
AND THATS STILL MY BOY !!!!!!!
Chris, your time has ended. U beat silva and became the champ, that’s the peak of ur career. Don’t be like tony, just go live life , unless u need money.
He needs money
Retire while you are still intact my friend😊
That whole main card was insane.
The return , the KO , and the retire
Another Upset, Just Like The First Title Win. Silence Them All. 👊props🤜🤛. Gladiator!!
Ain’t been the same since that leg injury
When Chris Weidman: the Retirement
Chris was a great fighter but it’s past his time he can’t let it go tho
A real 💯 tough guy Weidman but its madness that he wasn't allowed to take certain things that would have helped him in his recovery.The USADA tests stopped him from getting the best help possible and could have cost him leg.I am glad he is ok.
Pack it in lad
I personally have no desire to see this gentleman fight anymore. Retirement always comes, what’s the point of having one more fight. “You’ve got to know when to hold them and when to fold them”.
Just wanna say Chris, I’m not pulling your leg when I say , good luck , we’re all counting on you!
It's enablers like you that help him suffer worse.
That’s funny what’s more funny is I slept with your mom last week
I Hope you doing well
What a SAVAGE ❤
Besides Silva playing around and getting knocked out. What has Weidman done since?
Nah it's time for that same talk Tony needs. Enough is enough.
Absolutely.
He never was the same after that renato larange interview
Still think it’s crazy that it happened to Weidman after blocking Silvas kick. Also/ why is this video so choppy!?
Here we go again........ Again!
What goes around comes around
Like Anderson Silva once said...is normal..
Tough as nails, A good dude. Probably his last fight though. He's set with other stuff outside the cage though, he will still be around.
Celebrated the win after it happened to Silva.
I dont think he knew it happened at first when he ran around the cage
That’s exactly what he did, and he paid for it.
Crazy that he broke Anderson's leg the same way.
Karma lol
I think returning after such a bad injury is a bad idea. I just don’t see how that leg can be as strong as it was before. Too much of a risk IMO. Hope the best for him though.
These old legends are making clowns out of themselves… just retire when it’s time 😩😩😩
First I was like holy shat Anderson broke his leg on him. The shear odds
Lfg chris
I hope he never fights again…People talk about him getting knocked out at this stage of his career like he is a joke, but I actually remember watching him in his prime, what an animal he was, didnt care about all the steroids his opponents took, he just beat them up anyway, Legend 🎉
What's up with the 5 frames per minute??
Is this the whole documentary?
Why is the video so choppy?
How did spider Silva manage to come back so quick with the same injury?
Bro stick with announcing we don't wanna see you with one leg
That staph after the last surgery is so cringe. What a mind it takes to overcome so much.
Can we not?
Dude needs to retire a long time ago.His last win was probably in 2017. The same goes for Tony. Hate to see the never ending decline of these champion fighters who are way past their prime.
Not sure I understand the UFCs humongous push to bring more eyeballs to his return. He’s an aging fighter who has looked really lackluster in his last 5-10 fights I would argue. Never in the history of humanity gotten better with MORE age
Weidman has 1 win in the last 5 years and 2wins in the last 8 years, no way hes gonna fight again, surely?
Didn't he already return?
No one handled a broken leg better than Conor McGregor!
“I would love to see him retire”
Honestly, how many The Returns has he been doing?
That’s why Justin poirier and Dustin gaethje have the most aesthetic physiques
Why?
Hes literally the first person I can think of in the UFC who should never fight again
Ferguson is the second
Chris has definitely aged since the injury 😢
Man has aged after 4 yrs😢 such crazey
Youve had your day Chris.
Reached Everest's mount.
Accept father time and move on.
Next time, try uploading a video with more than 10fps...
people should understand how serious the consequences of this sport are. to do it as a profession even just a hobby you are lucky if you make it 10 years even five years without a permanent chronic injury that requires surgery or simply becomes something you have to live with. chris is still fighting for money period. the man has a family. its a lot of money for one night. even if he didn't train as much as he should it still beats anything else. former champs stick around to long because they pay is good and they put their entire lifes energy and physical health to get there.
chris is still top notch. he could still beat the champ but he has soooo much working against him now at this point. This sport is incredibly unforgiving. you could argue chris's end came due to a late stoppage vs rockhold before the leg injury even happened or maybe even before then due to the toll of extreme weight cutting on the body. This sport is unforgiving. I have only seen people partially come back from things like this and it was aided and maintained by PED use otherwise i'm not seeing people recover back to old form from these positions.
anderson silva continued to fight and lose and all under the front that he was doing it because he is infinitely passionate about martial arts and challenging himself . I dont buy that. anderson at the top of his run set up an extremely expensive hard to maintain life style for him and his family. If he did not take the fights at the end of his career if he did not fight jake paul as well i think this man would surprisingly be struggling to have solid income and would have had to down grade everything for his family. . so maybe some of it is the passion to compete and be there on the big stage but i think when it really comes down to it its all about milking as much money out of it as you can until the end finally comes.
he already returned when he fought Brad Tavares and didn’t make a statement