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UFC 261, The Morning After: The MMA Gods smite Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall
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There is no reasonable explanation for Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall 2.
Weidman opened the fight with a long distance kick, aiming at the calf. Hall checked the strike, and Weidman’s shin snapped in half (watch it if you dare), even more brutally than in his own infamous win opposite Anderson Silva.
It does not at all make any sense. In thousands and thousands of UFC fights, this situation has only happened twice previously. Weidman has now been on both the giving and receiving side of perhaps the sport’s gnarliest injury. The odds on that happening are astronomical.
Will Uriah Hall Finally Fulfill His Potential at UFC 261?
Uriah Hall faces Chris Weidman this weekend on the main card of UFC 261. This fight is a rematch of a bout that took place in 2010, before either man had signed to the UFC. Weidman won by TKO in the first round to give Hall the first defeat of his professional MMA career. Now, Hall looks to exact revenge and get closer to fulfilling the immense potential he showed at the start of his UFC run.
After recording four wins and one loss through his first five pro fights, Hall entered as a participant on the 17th season of
The Cinderella story is a well-known tale. It’s the idea that a person or team of persons was doubted so much and had to fight against all odds, but they pulled through and cemented their place in the history books. For comedy fans, it’s the Bill Murray line from
Caddyshack where he talks about the former greenskeeper who is about to become the Master’s champion. It’s the least expected outcome of any event. Let’s head back to
The Ultimate Fighter 17 for the origins of this particular Cinderella story.
The season started off with one of the most terrifying knockouts in TUF history whenUriah Hall faced Adam Cella. With just seconds left in the first frame, Hall landed a perfectly executed spinning hook kick that separated Cella from his senses. The strike itself seemed to stop time as jaws had to be raised off the floor from witnessing such a spectacular finish. Hall would go on to finish fellow cast member Bubba McDaniel with one of the fastest TKO victories in TUF his