orcus -
"Weidman has a TakeDown Accuracy % of 72 (GSP is 1st with a 78% rate) - Weidman needs a few more to qualify and be 3rd best of all time..."
And that stat would be totally convincing, because Weidman has TOTALLY been fighting guys as good as Sonnen and GSP have.
exactly
orcus -
It's funny the Weidman huggers were talking up this fight as evidence that Weidman is a standup threat to Anderson.
What I saw is Weidman winning a mediocre standup fight with a TUF guy, going 1 for 3 on takedowns, and not being able to keep him down even on that one.
Sounds like Anderson by first round stoppage to me.
yeah, but thats because you are a hating bitch..it was his 3rd fight...how good do wrestlers usually look in their 3rd fight?
Willy the Coyote -There's a big difference between what Uriah was doing on last night's episode and lowering your hands and using quality lateral movement to avoid takedowns. Whenever he was pressure he dropped his hands and backed straight up, which is a huuuge no-no. Ask Arlovski.
Anderson's BBC in my Goku -orcus -
It's funny the Weidman huggers were talking up this fight as evidence that Weidman is a standup threat to Anderson.
What I saw is Weidman winning a mediocre standup fight with a TUF guy, going 1 for 3 on takedowns, and not being able to keep him down even on that one.
Sounds like Anderson by first round stoppage to me.
yeah, but thats because you are a hating bitch..it was his 3rd fight...how good do wrestlers usually look in their 3rd fight?
Chris weidman is legit, I don't understand where people get off saying he's overrated. 
Doc T -Chris weidman is legit, I don't understand where people get off saying he's overrated.
I think over-hyped is the better term. The Anderson haters act like he is "the one", and has proven to be some wrecking machine who has the style to beat Andy (just like every previous challenger).
Reality is the kid looks GREAT, but is 9-0 and has only really fought a couple top tier opponents.
Doc T -Chris weidman is legit, I don't understand where people get off saying he's overrated.
hate goggles they have on
Nice thread trying to take away from Urijahs accomplishments on TUF and spin it off in favor of Weidman. Keeping it classy I see.
UGCTT_ Lay'n'PrayNINJA -Doc T -Chris weidman is legit, I don't understand where people get off saying he's overrated.
I think over-hyped is the better term. The Anderson haters act like he is "the one", and has proven to be some wrecking machine who has the style to beat Andy (just like every previous challenger).
Reality is the kid looks GREAT, but is 9-0 and has only really fought a couple top tier opponents.
^^^ I understand your point.
Do you really feel that Weidman has "awesome takedowns"? He struggled to get Sakara down for the whole first round...and didn't exactly dominate Maia in the TD department. Keep in mind that Munoz has been taken down with ease by Hammill, and Leben even took him down iirc.
UGCTT_ Lay'n'PrayNINJA -
^^^ I understand your point.
Do you really feel that Weidman has "awesome takedowns"? He struggled to get Sakara down for the whole first round...and didn't exactly dominate Maia in the TD department. Keep in mind that Munoz has been taken down with ease by Hammill, and Leben even took him down iirc.
TuLegit -Not really much of a KO...
He was out from the Left Hook that dropped him... Big Dan then let him take 47 unanswered punches....So that end looked weird
It's amazing what 2 and a half years is for a fighter. Also, assuming by some witchcraft, if the Weidman vs. Silva fight lined up in July, how long of a layoff would that be for Chris?
Pure -Ingo Weigold - Long time ago friendI know right. 2 and a half years ago.
AN ETERNITY!
Sadly, it probably will take some grainy film of Weidman destroying the latest "TUF Killer" du jour for people to give this kid any modicum of respect.
2 and a half years ago you didn't know Jon Jones name
Willy the Coyote - Uriah is flashy, but he won't be a big threat in the UFC. He backs up straight with his chin sticking out.
Thats probably one of the easiest things to fix
REDRUM_NYC -NotImpressedByYourScreenName - Good advertisement for Weidman, but an even better advertisement for Silva. There were so many opportunities in that 3min where a failed TD would have been met with a lethal, fight ending combo from Silva. Silva is at a level now where he needs only one slight opening and he ends the fight in 3 seconds flat.
If Weidman wants to take Anderson down he better start getting TD lessons from Chael stat. His GnP looked sloppy too - looked like Dan stopped it out of boredom more than anything else.Calm down there son.....
Sonnen has a TakeDown Accuracy % of only 60
Weidman has a TakeDown Accuracy % of 72 (GSP is 1st with a 78% rate) - Weidman needs a few more to qualify and be 3rd best of all time...
http://www.fightmetric.com/ufcrecords.php
Jones is 100 percent (:
Willy the Coyote -Uriah is flashy, but he won't be a big threat in the UFC. He backs up straight with his chin sticking out.
So fighters on TUF have reached their max potential with no lack of evolving? Hmmm.... this is dissapoint.
I remember thinking they way Hall was backing/leaning straight back during his TUF fight would get him in trouble. Obviously a bad habit if he has proof of it from 2 years ago and still hasn't corrected it.
TKO IMO.
Weird. First time I linked to this page the video was from a crazy dude in the crowd, now it's a clip shot off a TV.
Willy the Coyote -jasonhightower -Willy the Coyote -Uriah is flashy, but he won't be a big threat in the UFC. He backs up straight with his chin sticking out.
So fighters on TUF have reached their max potential with no lack of evolving? Hmmm.... this is dissapoint.
Of course they can, but Uriah was doing the same thing in his TUF fight as he was doing in this fight against Weidman from three years ago. It's more of an instinctual thing than anything, which are much more difficult to get under control. I'm pretty sure his coaches have been trying to correct it for years now. He'll look okay against sub par strikers with limited takedown ability, but the moment he takes on a skilled stand up fighter, he's done.
I completely agree he's got some work to do to hang with the big boys, but I am not writing him off from a solid UFC career just yet.
