Chris Weidman is BACK in a big way…
Heading in to last night’s UFC on FOX 25 card, all eyes were on the main event. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman faced Kelvin Gastelum, and there was a lot at stake for both men.
Returning from a six-month suspension for marijuana, ‘Mini Cain’ wanted to hand Weidman his fourth straight loss. ‘The All-American’ needed a win badly, as potential retirement and/or being cut laid ahead.
From the jump it was all Gastelum, and it looked like an early knockdown might score the returning ‘KG’ a big win…
Weidman Came Back From Behind…
After being put on his butt in the early goings, Weidman took a no-nonsense approach. Having been knocked out by Gegard Mousasi, Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero recently, Weidman had some tweaks to make.
Coming in to the third frame, it was do or die time for ‘The All-American.’ Here’s the full fight video, watch for yourself:
So a massive and much needed win for Weidman, who breaks a losing streak dating back to 2015. Although he defeated Vitor Belfort in March, that win was overturned and now Gastelum is without a win since 2016.
Weidman’s ability to survive the knockdown and come back to victory showed echoes of his championship days. What’s next? Well, ‘The All-American’ had a pretty epic message for the champ Michael Bisping:
Looks like @ChrisWeidmanUFC has a message for the MW division, and a particular British foe … ???? #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/uWyZmT00Sd
— UFC (@ufc) 23 July 2017
Weidman Calls Out ‘British Bum’ Michael Bisping
“That British bum who is crying in his freaking house right now: I’m back, baby,” Weidman said. “I’m back. What’s up? Stop hiding from the real men. Let’s go, baby. I’m the champ and everyone knows it.”
The full list of UFC on FOX 25 results can be found below. Stay with us here at Scrap Digest throughout the day for more fight videos and news!
UFC ON FOX 25 QUICK RESULTS:
Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum — Weidman def. Gastelum by submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:45 of Round Three
Dennis Bermudez vs. Darren Elkins — Elkins def. Bermudez by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28
Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante — Cummins def. Villante by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Thomas Almeida vs. Jimmie Rivera — Rivera def. Almeida by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
Lyman Good vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos — Zaleski dos Santos def. Good by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Eryk Anders vs. Rafael Natal — Anders def. Natal by KO (punches) at 2:54 of Round One
Ryan LaFlare vs. Alex Oliveira — Oliveira def. LaFlare by KO (punch) at 1:50 of Round Two
Chase Sherman vs. Damian Grabowski — Sherman def. Grabowski by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Kyle Bochniak vs. Jeremy Kennedy — Kennedy def. Bochniak by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Brian Kelleher vs. Marlon Vera — Vera def. Kelleher by submission (armbar) at 2:18 of Round One
Junior Albini vs. Timothy Johnson — Albini def. Johnson by KO (punches) at 2:51 of Round One
Shane Burgos vs. Godofredo Pepey — Burgos def. Pepey by unanimous decision (30-26 x2, 29-28)
Frankie Perez vs. Chris Wade — Wade def. Perez by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
