It was a long road back for former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-7) after he suffered a broken leg during his UFC 261 bout against Uriah Hall (17-11).
His two-year, four-month layoff ended last August when he fought Brad Tavares (20-9) at UFC 292, though he clearly didn’t look like the same fighter he was pre-injury.
After losing that fight to Tavares via unanimous decision (it was the first time he lost a fight that went to a decision), many began to wonder if Weidman’s time in the octagon was coming to a close.
Weidman addressed that very thing just days before his next scheduled fight against Bruno Silva at UFC on ESPN 54 on March 30.
“I’m not really looking at the result of this fight to make the decision if it’s my last one,” Weidman told MMA Fighting. “I’m really going to be gauging if it’s my last one or not on how I feel during this training camp. So probably two things — my motivation… [and] my pain — how much pain I have every single day, is my body done? Can I still hold up?”
