UFC 168 Fighter Flashback – Chris Weidman Shocks the World by stopping Anderson Silva in the 2nd Round at UFC 162

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Going into UFC 162 plenty of people had doubts as to Chris Weidman’s worthiness as a contender. It was thought Weidman’s path to victory was to emulate Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, grinding out a boring decision by using his wrestling pedigree.

And then Weidman caught Silva and finished him in a way that stunned the MMA world.

You can relive that win in advance of the rematch Saturday night below.