Chris Weidman suffered a freak injury as he lost his bout against Uriah Hall at UFC 261. And all it took was just 17 seconds.
The Middleweight fight started with both meeting in the center of the Octagon. Weidman started on the offensive and threw a low kick at Hall. While trying to maintain his balance, his left leg touches back on the ground and snaps in two.
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“I’ve got nothing but respect for Chris Weidman," Hall said. “He’s truly one of the best. It’s a crazy story, that he was the first man I fought that defeated me [in 2010], that introduced me to fear. I didn’t know what fear was. Then we went different paths. He was the first person to defeat Anderson [in the UFC], and I was the last. It’s crazy how we ended up here again. I wanted to put on a great performance, but man, I feel so bad. I hope he’s OK. I wish his family well."
🙏🙏🙏 #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/0FEuLjSOFK— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
Weidman was taken to the hospital in a stretcher.
Fans were in shock and disbelieve with the outcome. UFC officially ruled the contest as Uriah Hall defeated Chris Weidman via TKO (leg injury).
@chrisweidman— Yorgan Decastro (@DecastroYorgan) April 25, 2021
Respect @UriahHallMMAPrayers to Weidman family— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) April 25, 2021
@chrisweidman— Yorgan Decastro (@DecastroYorgan) April 25, 2021
Damn hope @chrisweidman is ok, Heart goes out to him and his family.— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) April 25, 2021
Speedy recovery to Weidman. Man… that was nasty #UFC261— The Golden Boy (@edmenshahbazyan) April 25, 2021
This is horribleUnfortunate for Chris I hope he recover fast.#ufc261— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) April 25, 2021
Speedy recovery @chrisweidman— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) April 25, 2021
Speed recovery @chrisweidman that was hard to watch #UFC261— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) April 25, 2021
Man all we can do is pray over @chrisweidman and his family right now #UFC261— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) April 25, 2021
The main event will feature welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defending his title against Jorge Masvidal in the headliner. Additionally, the co-main event of the card also promises Valentina Shevchenko defending her Women’s Flyweight title against Jessica Andrade is also on the cards, while Zhnag Weili puts her Strawweight title on the line against Rose Namajunas among others.
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