Chris Weidman to have surgery in the morning for UFC 261 broken leg
April 25, 2021
Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a horrific broken leg during his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday.
Seconds into their main-card bout, Weidman threw a leg kick that Hall checked. Weidman’s leg immediately snapped but the 36-year old didn’t realized it until he stepped back on it. Weidman fell to the canvas and was later removed from the octagon on a stretcher with his leg mobilized.
Ironically, the last time a UFC fighter broke their leg having a leg kick checked was when former middleweight champion Anderson Silva suffered the same injury against Weidman at UFC 168 in December 2013. The injury has only happened three times in the UFC. The other time a fighter suffered a broken leg was at
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal in the rematch on Saturday in the UFC 261 main event. The two had previously fought at UFC 251 last July with Masvidal stepping up on a few days notice to face the champion. It looks as though Usman’s next title defense will also be a rematch.
During the UFC 261 Post-fight Press Conference at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., UFC president Dana White said that Usman will face top contender Colby Covington next. The two headlined UFC 245 in December 2019 with Usman finishing Covington with strikes late in the bout.
“The fight between him and Colby Covington is one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen. Those two stood in there toe to toe, blasting each until Colby went down with a broken jaw,” White said at the UFC 261 post-fight press conference.
Tune in Saturday night, as MMAWeekly’s Jim “Gries” Grieshaber and Jeff Cain for the UFC 261 Live Coverage Show.
UFC 261 welcomes back fans at full capacity at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., with a stacked card headlined by three championship bouts. The main event will see a thrilling welterweight championship rematch when Kamaru Usman defends against No. 4 ranked contender Jorge Masvidal. In a highly anticipated women’s strawweight championship bout, Zhang Weili faces former champion and No. 1 ranked contender Rose Namajunas. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko goes for her fifth consecutive title defense against No. 1 ranked contender Jessica Andrade.
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