Former UFC champion and MMA legend Chris Weidman sits down with DC in the fourth episode of The Daniel Cormier Show! Cormier and Weidman talk about his two fights against Anderson Silva, and what it was like to both become champion and see such a gruesome leg injury. Chris also reveals his tough childhood with his brother, talking about how he would get physically and emotionally bullied to the point that him and his friends PUNCHED his broken collarbone! Weidman also breaks down his loss to Luke Rockhold and the brutal leg injury HE SUFFERED in the UFC 261 fight against Uriah Hall. Plus DC and Chris relive his road back to the octagon, his early wrestling days in high school and at Hofstra, and so much more!
Timeline:
0:00 – Welcome to the show, Chris Weidman!
3:00 – Relationship with older brother Charlie
8:00 – Chris’ father
12:00 – CRAZY broken collarbone story
15:00 – Wrestling at Hofstra
19:00 – Weidman’s children in sports
24:00 – Training with Ray Longo
28:30 – Anderson Silva fight
35:45 – Weidman-Silva 2, broken leg
37:45 – Luke Rockhold fight
42:45 – Downfall after the loss
44:15 – Brutal broken leg at UFC 261
51:45 – The comeback story
56:00 – Support from kids and family
01:00:00 – Adopting daughter
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45 Comments
Cant believe his dad comes on at the end at says "that's still my boy!"
Any plans to speak to some non-MMA folk?
Good timing to bring on the eye poking expert
I remember how angry I was when Anderson lost to Chris and then he broke his leg in the second fight. Unbelievable
Hit the like button, 💯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻🇺🇸
Gilroy! garlic capital of the world.
Chris gettin that zac efron chin
Great vid
Chris WhyMan.
idk where dc lives but they definitely have standardized testing today lmao
I ONLY had a deep bone bruise on my leg from falling off a cliff and a rock falling on my leg and the blood rushing down through the bruised bone hurt soooo bad so cant imagine how bad it was for him woth his injury
Only got like 10mins left in this but damn this is an amazing episode
Love this episode. Chris Weidman has always been one of my favorite champions. Good person too. Always nice to hear from him. It’s a shame most of the “fans” now have no idea how much of a problem he was back then
When dc is giving the intro it looks like Chris is paused
Perfect guy to talk about eye pokes with!
DC is such a square bless his heart 😄💚
You should add time-stamps to the videos champ
Weidman is OG
denver the dinosaur😂😂😂i fookin lost it😂😂😂
I don't know how him or bisping and I'm not even a fan of Anderson Silva but I don't know how they claim to have beaten Anderson Silva the way they got there
Great sit down with Chris, he's a great guy!
You finally fixed your red filter on the video, hope it stays this way and makes it so much more watchable.
Seeing hits different when you realize you can rewrite your whole story. $63K biweekly changes perspectives, salute!!!!
😂😂
He's still our boy
Not being able to hit 1000 on the SAT is… Sad
Damn, loving these interviews, DC!
Dc podcast is soo good
Chris get the podcast back up and running
Come on ✌️
Harlem shimme 😅😅😅 wtf 😅😅😅
This is the best Chris Weidman interview I’ve ever seen
Damn, Chris Weidman looked like he aged in the thumbnail
Keep doing these interviews DC !!!
Mr Chris 1-2 eyepoke 🙏🏻 Weidman
Cool interview DC. Of course I knew about the injury but most of Weidman's fights were before I really started watching MMA
45:38 yeah Anthony smith is not a good barometer for leg kicks lmfao
30 surgeries is insane. I love chris but he drank the doctors kool aid
DC is good at this. He just needs to stop holding his weiner
Great interview. Great flow.
LEGEND
Vocal fry DC
Always a thumbs down on anything Weidman. Dude is a fraud.
Weidman looks fckin huge here. crazy to think he was a 185er.
DC! amazing work man we love to see it, as the page evolves i would love to see pictures of moments that fighters are talking about, i think it would elevate the podcast
Daniel, your interviews are getting so much better!!!! Proud of you!! CNN should take some notes!!!!