Chris Weidman suffered a horrific injury during his fight against Uriah Hall in the main card of the UFC 261 pay-per-view. As the duo re-matched, Weidman came out with an approach to attack Hall’s legs with leg kicks. However, he suffered a horrific injury as his leg snapped in half.
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Fans might find similarities of the injury with Anderson Silva’s leg break at UFC 168 against ‘The All American’ himself. Now, it remains to be seen whether the former champion can recover from it and return to the Octagon.
Fellow UFC fighters took to Twitter to empathize with the former middleweight king. They all wished him a speedy recovery.
UFC fighters react to Chris Weidman’s injury at UFC 261
“Glad I ain’t fightin tonight,” wrote Sean O’Malley referring to his leg injury at UFC 252 against Marlon Vera.
Glad I ain’t fightin tonight
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) April 25, 2021
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, reacted to Weidman’s injury. He lauded Weidman’s toughness and wished him a speedy recovery. “My thoughts are with @chrisweidman and family. You’re a tough SOB, love you brother!” wrote Miocic.
My thoughts are with @chrisweidman and family. You’re a tough SOB, love you brother!
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) April 25, 2021
UFC President Dana White posted about ‘Primetime’ Hall becoming the first-ever UFC fighter to win a fight without throwing a single strike.
The first fighter in @ufc history to win without a single strike thrown #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/zxyu5XhYu3
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 25, 2021
Derrick Lewis kept a close eye on how things unfold in Jacksonville, Florida. ‘The Black Beast’ believed it was Anderson Silva’s fault that Weidman broke his leg.
Anderson Silva fault @ufc
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) April 25, 2021
Nate Diaz, who returns at UFC 262 against ‘Rocky’ Leon Edwards, was disgusted to see the injury. ‘That’s fu*ked up,’ wrote the Stockton native.
That’s fucked up
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 25, 2021
It was unfortunate to see an all-time great like Weidman suffer an injury like that. Given his age and the manner of his injury, it is highly questionable whether fans will see the former middleweight champion return to the UFC Octagon.
‘The All American‘ came into the fight with a win over Omari Akhmedov in his last fight. He was looking to build on that, but things certainly didn’t go according to plan. Hall showed immense class in his post-fight interview, vowing to rematch Weidman if the latter ever wants to.
What was your reaction to Chris Weidman’s unfortunate injury on the UFC 261 main card? Let us know.
