ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Chris Weidman proved he’s still capable of winning fights on Saturday when he emerged from the UFC on ESPN 54 featured bout against Bruno Silva with his hand raised – despite some controversy.
Former UFC champ Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) experienced victory for the first time since prior to snapping his leg in devastating fashion at UFC 261 in April 2021 when he earned a unanimous decision over Silva (23-11 MMA, 4-5 UFC) in their middleweight matchup at Boardwalk Hall.
It was a somewhat heated ending, with eye pokes happening throughout the bout and in the final sequence. It originally was ruled a third-round TKO, but after official review, the final eye poke was deemed unintentional and the fight was changed to a technical decision in which Weidman won unanimous scorecards by 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27.
