Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman are able to run it again yet another time.
After competing twice underneath the UFC banner, the previous world titleholders will full their trilogy — this time in a boxing bout. No official announcement has been made, however based on a report from Principal Occasion TV, Weidman spilled the tea whereas attending a wrestling event in Atlanta.
“A reputable supply who spoke immediately with Chris Weidman at a wrestling event in Atlanta final week confirmed to Maurits Faculty (@MauritsSchool) that the trilogy battle with Anderson Silva is going on, and it is going to be underneath Boxing guidelines,” the outlet wrote in a put up on Instagram.
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Weidman ended Silva’s 2,457-day reign because the undisputed middleweight champion in July 2013, knocking out ‘The Spider’ within the second spherical of their UFC 162 headliner. 5 months later, they’d run it again at UFC 168. Weidman as soon as once more got here out on prime after Silva suffered a horrific leg break simply 76 seconds into the competition.
Silva returned from the damage 13 months later, however failed to seek out the identical success he loved through the earlier seven years.
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman 3 comes eight years after the UFC tried to ebook the trilogy bout
In accordance with Weidman, the UFC tried to ebook a threequel between the 2 in 2017, however being that it will have been a short-notice state of affairs, ‘All-American’ respectfully declined.
Weidman went on to efficiently defend the 185-pound crown thrice, including wins over Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort earlier than surrendering the strap to Luke Rockhold in December 2015. Weidman would solely discover the win column three extra occasions over the subsequent 9 years, prompting him to retire from the UFC following a loss towards Eryk Anders at UFC 310.
Whereas this could be Weidman’s first foray into boxing, Silva has already examined his mettle within the candy science, amassing a 3-2 document with wins over Julio César Chávez Jr. and Tito Ortiz. Silva’s final boxing bout got here in October 2022 towards YouTube sensation Jake Paul.
