The former UFC champion has been out of action since a bout against Brad Tavares in August. For Chris Weidman, that bout ended an over two-year hiatus away from the cage. Famously, he suffered a broken leg in an April 2021 rematch against Uriah Hall. As a result, he was on the sidelines for a long time, dealing with setback after setback. Surgery, after surgery.
Earlier this month, it was announced that ESPN would be releasing a documentary about Chris Weidmanās return. The famed E60 docuseries covered the former championās recovery following the 2021 leg break. It also covers his return to the cage in August, as he suffered a loss to Tavares by unanimous decision.
Still, Chris Weidman believes the documentary is a great one that tells his story. The former UFC middleweight champion discussed the E60 release during a recent appearance on the DC & RC podcast. Speaking with Daniel Cormier, Weidman admitted that the road back to fighting was a challenging one.
However, he was able to get it done, after two years, and countless amounts of surgeries. Speaking with āDC, Chris Weidman stated his hope that the documentary would inspire fans and fighters alike. While his story in the cage isnāt yet finished, heās happy to have this chapter shown to a wide audience.
Chris Weidman details recovery ahead of the release of his documentary
āItās a humbling experience to have E60 to want to tell my story,ā Chris Weidman stated during a recent interview with Daniel Cormier, ahead of the release of his documentary detailing his return to the UFC. āSuper excited, Iām nervous about it because I still havenāt seen it. But itās a good opportunity not just for MMA fans out there, but for the general public. I think itās a story that can inspire anybody. Not just MMA people, fighters, athletes, just the general public.ā
He continued, āBecause you get an inside look of what I had to go through, that most people never really get to see or understand. Yeah, so I think they did a great job. They were there from the beginning. Four surgeries, infections, tons of setbacks. As soon as you think youāre good, just setback after setbackā¦ Listen, I had, most people donāt know this, I had 25 surgeries before my leg snapped in half. Then you add on four surgeries for the leg, there was a shoulder surgery that I had [as well].ā
E60ās Chris Weidman: The Return is set to air this Sunday, on ESPN and ESPN+. As of now, the former middleweight champion isnāt slated for a return to the cage. In the loss to Brad Tavares, he reportedly suffered a fracture in his left leg as well, putting him back on the sidelines.
Thirty surgeries thenā¦that is a lot, like a lot a lot.
Looking forward to watching this.
was on last night again
Iāll have to look for it.
He should stop fighting. It sucks if he blew all his money but he needs to do something else. Open a gym and do sub grappling for the ufc.
I donāt feel bad for his fortunes, he sort of did it to himself and showed little empathy for Anderson when he broke his leg, from what I read he seemed quite proud of it and mentioned that he did it intentionally.
He was retarded for fighting after he broke his leg the first time. He said he almost lost his leg.
He was getting KOed brutally before the leg break so itās not like he had a chance to be champ.
Itās his life though. If he wants to keep fighting go for it.