Graphic Video of Chris Weidman's Broken Leg at UFC 261
Uriah Hall defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 261 on Saturday night and he didn't even need to land a strike. Instead, he stood there and let Chris Weidman kick him in the leg. Weidman's leg snapped. Weidman then stepped on the leg and it was grotesque.
WARNING: This video is graphic.
Chris Weidman broke his leg... #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/SKShDA6Ttj
— Muhammedito (@GaIatasarayX) April 25, 2021
Dana White even shared vide of the injury. Same warning applies.
The first fighter in @ufc history to win without a single strike thrown #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/zxyu5XhYu3
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 25, 2021
Weirdly enough, Weidman was the one to check Anderson Silva's kick at UFC 168. Silva's leg broke in a very similar manner and created an equally disturbing MMA highlight.
Weidman was taken out of the cage on a stretcher and we won't be seeing him back in the octagon any time soon. The 36-year-old won his lone fight of 2020, a decision victory over Omari Akhmedov in August. That marked his return to middleweight and a win over Hall could have put the former middleweight champ back into the mix at 185.
During his post-fight interview, Hall was very complimentary of Weidman, who had beaten him at a Ring of Combat event back in 2010.