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Goldberg: WE ARE LIVE INSIDE THE SOLD-OUT
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
THIS IS UFC 162: SILVA VERSUS WEIDMAN.
ANDERSON SILVA WILL LOOK TO DEFEND HIS BELT.
IF YOU WANTED TO PICK THE PERFECT MATCH
TO HAVE A VERY FUN EVENING, THIS IS THE FIGHT.
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT.
HE'S WORKED HARD.
IT'S ALL GOING TO COME TOGETHER,
AND LETS GO, WEIDMAN.
I'M READY TO GO.
[ chuckling ]
THERE YOU GO, BABY.
UH-OH, DON'T SLAM IT IN MY FACE.
DAD, ONE THING, JUST BECAUSE THE CAMERAS ARE ON YOU,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO KEEP TALKING.
[ chuckling ] YOU GOT IT.
Weidman: THIS MORNING I WOKE UP FEELING REAL CONFIDENT.
THIS IS, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF MY CAREER--
BIGGEST FIGHT OF MY LIFE.
UH, IT'S A LIFE CHANGER FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW-- IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING
THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALMOST THERE.
I'M POTENTIALLY GETTING THIS BELT AND I BELIEVE I CAN DO IT.
I JUST GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND DO IT.
IT'S TIME TO SHINE.
TV Announcer: CHRIS WEIDMAN TRYING TO TAKE ANDERSON SILVA'S BELT.
DO YOU THINK HE CAN DO IT?
Sonnen: NOT ONLY CAN CHRIS WEIDMAN DO IT,
IN FAIRNESS, HE SHOULD DO IT.
HE'S UNDEFEATED, HE'S MUCH YOUNGER-- IT'S HIS TIME.
WILL HE DO IT? LET'S FIND OUT.
Stann: YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO DISAGREE.
UNTIL I SEE ANDERSON SILVA LOSE, IN MY OWN EYES,
I CANNOT PICK AGAINST HIM.
HE HAS FOUND A WAY TIME AND TIME AGAIN NOT ONLY TO WIN FIGHTS,
BUT TO FINISH THEM IN HIGHLIGHT REEL FASHION.
I'M GEORGES, NICE MEETING YOU, SIR.
HEY, I'M WEIDMAN'S FATHER.
NICE-- OH, THAT'S HARD-- THAT'S WHERE THAT STRENGTH COME FROM.
THE HANDSHAKE-- THE POWER IS THERE.
HE TRIES TO BREAK EVERYBODY'S HAND.
[ laughing ]
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU'RE THE MAN.
YOU CAN DO THAT, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, I WON'T BOTHER YOU LONGER.
ALL THE BEST AND I'LL BE WATCHING YOU GUYS.
THANKS, GEORGES.
THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
[ indistinct greetings ]
HEY, BOSS.
ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M GOOD.
DO YOUR THING.
I LIKE THE TIE.
YEAH, YOU LIKE IT?
[ chuckling ]
I WANT TO SEE SOME GOOD TWITCH AT THE SHOULDER.
TWITCH WITH THE SHOULDER, WE FOLLOW WITH THE OVERHAND.
BOOM!
CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT NEVER BEING IN FRONT OF THIS GUY.
Goldberg: OUR CO-MAIN EVENT, BIG FIGHT FOR FRANKIE EDGAR.
Rogan: FRANKIE EDGAR ONE OF THE TOP 10 POUND FOR POUND FIGHTERS
ON THE PLANET EARTH TAKING ON CHARLES OLIVEIRA TONIGHT
A VERY CRAFTY BRAZILIAN.
YOU LOOK LIKE A STONE-COLD KILLER, BABY.
Rogan: OH, FRANKIE TAGGED HIM
GOOD RIGHT HAND OVER THE TOP
HE'S HURT! HE'S HURT!
Buffer: FRANKIE "THE ANSWER" EDGAR!
Rogan: NOW IS THE TIME.
Goldberg: OUR MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING.
ANDERSON SILVA AGAINST CHRIS WEIDMAN.
ANDERSON'S THE SURE THING, WEIDMAN'S THE LONG SHOT,
BUT I'M A GAMBLER.
FIVE HUNDO ON IT.
[ audience cheering ]
LET'S GET HIM.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, WE'RE GOING.
LET'S MOVE.
LET'S DO IT, BABY.
ALL THAT HARD WORK!
NOWS THE TIME TO GET IT DONE, BABY.
THERE'S TWO PEOPLE IN THERE, BABY, THAT'S YOU AND HIM!
GET IT DONE, BABY.
THIS IS YOU AND THIS IS HIM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
10... 9... 8... 7...
6... 5... 4...
3... 2... 1...
LET'S DO IT. LET'S GO.
[ audience cheering ]
Goldberg: HE IS THE ALL-AMERICAN, CHRIS WEIDMAN,
9-0 IN HIS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CAREER.
ANDERSON SILVA, 16-0 INSIDE THE OCTAGON.
11-0 IN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS.
Rogan: HE'S THE BEST.
IT'S JUST A REAL TREAT TO GET A CHANCE TO SEE A GUY LIKE THIS
FIGHT INSIDE THE OCTAGON.
Goldberg: UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE.
Buffer: THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!
Dean: LET'S TOUCH GLOVES AND MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
Goldberg: OR NOT.
Buffer: IT'S... TIME!
LET THE FUN BEGIN.
Goldberg: ANDERSON SILVA...
CHRIS WEIDMAN...
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE.
LET THE FUN BEGIN.
READY? LET'S DO IT.
Goldberg: HERE WE GO!
Rogan: A LOT OF QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE ANSWERED.
WHETHER OR NOT WEIDMAN CAN HANG WITH ANDERSON ON THE FEET,
WHETHER HE CAN DEFEND AGAINST THE SHOTS,
AND WHETHER OR NOT ANDERSON CAN KEEP WEIDMAN OFF HIM.
Goldberg: LOOK FOR EARLY TAKEDOWN ATTEMPTS.
LET'S GO, WEIDMAN!
Rogan: THERE'S THE SHOT.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DEEP SHOT AND HE'S GOT HIM DOWN.
VERY NICELY DONE.
Goldberg: AND HE'S TRYING TO POUR IT ON HERE.
Rogan: WOW, THAT WAS A QUICK TAKEDOWN.
ANDERSON IS VERY GOOD OFF OF HIS BACK.
BUT WEIDMAN IS A SPECIAL KIND OF BEAST.
Goldberg: CHRIS WEIDMAN OFF TO A SPECTACULAR START HERE.
WEIDMAN'S LOOKING GOOD.
LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH IT.
OVER THE KNEE LINE, CHRIS!
THERE YOU GO.
PRESSURE!
NICE, BREATHE, BABY!
Goldberg: AND HE'S TRYING TO POUR IT ON HERE.
LOOKING TO DO SOME DAMAGE TO SILVA.
DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE CHAMPION TO BE PUT ON HIS BACK.
GO TO THE OUTSIDE, CHRIS!
Rogan: THERE'S A BIG RIGHT HAND!
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!
Goldberg: BIG POWER WITH THE GROUND AND POUND.
OH!
NICE.
WEIDMAN TRYING TO SPIN AROUND.
Rogan: WEIDMAN SPUN AROUND-- HE'S GOING FOR A LEG.
BREAK IT! BREAK IT!
OH, THAT'S NASTY.
AND ANDERSON'S OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, CHRIS WEIDMAN GOT A LITTLE ***.
Rogan: CHRIS WEIDMAN WITH HIS HANDS DOWN.
HANDS UP, WEIDMAN!
DON'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HIM.
Goldberg: ANDERSON'S GOING TO START TO CHECK OUT THE TIMING
OF WEIDMAN'S STRIKING.
HE'S THE MASTER AT THAT.
Rogan: HE'S STANDING THERE ON THE CAGE ON PURPOSE.
HE'S ONE OF A KIND.
WOW, BIG SHOTS THERE BY WEIDMAN.
WEIDMAN'S GOT TO BE CAREFUL OF THE KNEES HERE.
WATCH OUT FOR THE KNEES!
HE'S GOING TO TRY A FLYING KNEE!
Rogan: AND THERES THE KNEE, JOE.
Rogan: ANDERSON IS NOT LANDING CLEAN SHOTS BUT HE'S LANDING SHOTS.
LOOK AT SILVA.
LOOK AT THE HANDS LOW.
YEAH!
Rogan: WEIDMAN LANDED THAT ONE.
[ chuckling ]
OH, LOOK AT THAT PUNCH.
Goldberg: ANDERSON OPENING UP NOW.
GOOD LEG KICK BY ANDERSON.
HANDS UP!
THIS IS NOT WHAT WEIDMAN WANTS TO DO.
HE DOES NOT WANT TO GET IN A KICKBOXING BOUT FOR HIS EGO.
WEIDMAN'S GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH THIS GAME HE'S PLAYING HERE.
FAKE HIM, WEIDMAN! FAKE HIM!
IF HE CAN TAKE ANDERSON DOWN,
HE SHOULD TAKE ANDERSON DOWN.
SO FAR GOOD MOVEMENT BY WEIDMAN.
AGAIN, HARD LEG KICKS BY ANDERSON.
WOW, HE'S TELLING HIM TO KICK HIS LEG.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THAT'S GOT TO MESS WITH YOUR HEAD, MAN.
YEAH.
Goldberg: THIS IS WHY HE'S SO SPECIAL.
SIZING UP AN OPPONENT AND THEN POUNCING.
THIS IS THE DANGER ZONE RIGHT HERE.
COME ON, WEIDMAN, FINISH STRONG!
Rogan: WEIDMAN'S NOT EVEN ATTEMPTING
TO TAKE ANDERSON DOWN.
THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE.
[ horn sounds ]
OR NOT--- WHAT DO I KNOW?
OH, HE JUST KISSED HIM.
[ laughing ]
HOW DO YOU NOT LOVE THAT GUY?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANDERSON'S SAYING.
HE'S SAYING, "COME ON. COME ON, MAN."
BEAUTIFUL!
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
HE WANTS TO SIT THERE AND TAKE IT, YOU GIVE IT TO HIM!
YOU TRAINED YOUR *** OFF FOR THIS FIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO PUNCH A HOLE IN HIS... CHEST.
BREATHE.
LOOK, I WANT YOU TO PUNCH A HOLE IN HIS... CHEST.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOOD.
DON'T GET CARELESS.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.
COME ON, BABY. COME ONE, WEIDMAN!
Rogan: VERY INTERESTING FIRST ROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANDERSON'S SAYING.
OH...
Rogan: THIS IS A TOUGH PLACE TO BE IN YOUR TENTH
PROFESSIONAL FIGHT.
Goldberg: ROUND TWO!
WEIDMAN WITH MORE STRIKES SO FAR.
THAT WAS WITH THE GROUND AND POUND.
CHRIS, STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLES TO HIS CHEST!
Goldberg: RAY LONGO SAYING, "PUNCH A HOLE IN HIS CHEST."
YOU'VE GOT TO CATCH HIM.
Rogan: ANDERSON LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAVING FUN IN THERE.
Goldberg: ABSOLUTELY.
HEY, ANDERSON'S COACHING HIM INTO
A STANDUP FIGHT, MAN.
HE'S PLAYING ON HIS EMOTIONS.
LET'S GO, WEIDMAN!
PRESSURE HIM AND LET'S GO!
TAKE HIM DOWN, BRO, IF YOU WANT TO WIN.
Rogan: I'M JUST SHOCKED THAT WEIDMAN HASN'T ATTEMPTED--
THERE IT IS.
Goldberg: THERE IT IS, YUP.
Rogan: ANDERSON STUFFED IT.
Goldberg: THAT COULD BE VERY PROBLEMATIC IF THAT'S THE CASE.
Rogan: AND THEN HE'S TALKING.
Goldberg: HEAD KICK.
Rogan: ANDERSON'S DOING A FAIRLY GOOD JOB OF DEFLECTING THEM,
BUT WEIDMAN'S GOT TO GET CLOSER TO ANDERSON.
OH, WOW.
SPEED DIFFERENCE.
YEAH.
OH, WOW-- HE TRIED A CRESCENT KICK ON HIM.
GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THESE KICKS.
COME ON, WEIDMAN!
PRESSURE HIM!
Goldberg: OH! WOW!
Rogan: LEFT HOOK...
Rogan: AND HE PRETENDS TO BE HURT.
OH!
Goldberg: THAT'S A GOOD SHOT RIGHT THERE.
Rogan: VERY GOOD SHOT.
WEIDMAN, HIT AGAIN IF YOU HAVE TO!
OH!
Goldberg: OH, MY! HE GOT HIT!
YEAH!
Rogan: OH, MY GOODNESS!
UNBELIEVABLE!
Goldberg: CHRIS WEIDMAN LOOKING TO FINISH IT!
Rogan: OH, MY GOODNESS!
IT IS ALL OVER!
CHRIS WEIDMAN IS THE UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION!
[ cheering ]
Rogan: THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D SEE.
LOOK AT THAT.
HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON
WHILE CHRIS WEIDMAN CELEBRATES THE FACT
THAT HE IS THE NEW UFC CHAMPION.
WOW!
OUT OF ALL THE CRAZY THINGS WE'VE SEEN
INSIDE THE OCTAGON THAT MIGHT BE THE CRAZIEST.
YOU CAN'T PLAY GAMES IN THE OCTAGON EVEN
IF YOU'RE ANDERSON SILVA.
MAN!
NONE OF US ARE INVINCIBLE.
Goldberg: I AM IN SHOCK AND DISBELIEF.
Rogan: HE DIDN'T RESPECT WEIDMAN'S PUNCHING POWER
AND HE PAID FOR IT WITH HIS CONSCIOUSNESS.
Goldberg: AND THE BELT AROUND HIS WASTE.
DECLARING THE WINNER AND NEW
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD,
CHRIS WEIDMAN!
YEAH!
I AM HERE WITH THE NEW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
OF THE WORLD, CHRIS WEIDMAN.
CHRIS, YOU DREAMED ABOUT THIS MOMENT.
YOU TRAINED FOR THIS MOMENT.
DOES THIS EVEN FEEL REAL?
YOU KNOW, I IMAGINED DOING IT A MILLION TIMES
IN MY HEAD BUT FOR IT TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN STILL
FEELS SURREAL.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WERE THINKING WHEN
HE WAS DROPPING HIS HANDS AND CLOWNING.
I WAS READY FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, IT PISSES ME OFF WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO DO
THAT TO ME, AND I KNEW JUST LITTLE BY LITTLE
I'M GOING TO CREEEP ON HIM AND WHEN HE'S SLEEPING
I'M GOING TO GET HIM.
NO ONE'S INVINCIBLE AND, UH, HEY, I JUST GOT TO SAY
ALL RESPECT TO ANDERSON SILVA.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO A REMATCH IF THAT'S WHAT
HE WOULD WANT TO DO.
CHRIS, CONGRATULATIONS ON ONE OF THE MOST
SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES I'VE EVER SEEN IN ALL
THE YEARS OF WATCHING MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
CHRIS WEIDMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Buffer: AND NEW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD,
CHRIS WEIDMAN!
ALL RIGHT, I AM HERE WITH THE FORMER CHAMPION.
ANDERSON, YOU WERE PLAYING, YOU WERE DROPPING YOUR HANDS
AND TAUNTING HIM, AND YOU GOT CAUGHT.
TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT NOW.
Silva: CHRIS WEIDMAN TONIGHT IS THE BEST.
HE'S THE NEW CHAMPION.
UH, CHRIS HAVE MY RESPECT BECAUSE CHRIS IS THE BEST NOW.
I'M WORKING HARD BUT CHRIS WIN.
ANDERSON, YOU'RE VERY GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR AN INCREDIBLE CAREER.
IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE WATCHING YOU PERFORM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
Goldberg: FOR ANDERSON SILVA THE NEARLY SEVEN YEAR REIGN
AS CHAMPION IS OVER.
MUTUAL RESPECT SHOWN BETWEEN THE NEW CHAMPION
AND THE FORMER CHAMPION.
Rogan: I THINK WE CAN'T EVEN FATHOM THE KIND
OF PRESSURE THAT A MAN MUST BE UNDER WHEN
HE'S NOT JUST A CHAMPION BUT THE GREATEST CHAMPION
IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
ANDERSON.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
GO BE WITH YOUR PEOPLE.
YOU GOOD?
YEAH, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD-- NORMAL.
WE JUST SAW ANDERSON SILVA GET KNOCKED OUT.
HOW DO YOU PUT THAT INTO WORDS?
WOW!
DO YOU THINK ANDERSON LOST THIS FIGHT BECAUSE
HE WAS CLOWNING AROUND?
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
HE'S BEEN AROUND FOREVER.
HE'S BROKE VERY RECORD.
HE'S THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
I FIGURED HE KNEW WHAT THE HELL HE WAS DOING, RIGHT?
I GUARANTEE YOU THERE IS NOTHING ON EARTH
HE WANTS MORE RIGHT NOW THAN A REMATCH WITH CHRIS WEIDMAN.
HATS OFF TO CHRIS WEIDMAN.
WEIDMAN KEPT HIS COMPOSURE THROUGH EVERYTHING,
DIDN'T FREAK OUT, AND KEPT TRYING TO FINISH THE FIGHT
AND EVENTUALLY DID.
WELL, THAT'S SOME EXCITEMENT.
[CHUCKLING]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO--
HE'S THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
YES, HE IS. YES, HE IS.
WE HAD A GREAT TALKING ABOUT GOD IN THE BACK.
IT WAS AWESOME AND HE CAME OUT THERE POWERFUL, STRONG.
COULD NEVER HAVE LOST TONIGHT.
Reporter: WHEN HE WAS KIND OF SHOWBOATING, I GUESS SORT
OF SPEAK, I MEAN, WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND?
JUST STAYED COMPOSED AND KEEP WALKING FORWARD
AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND THAT'S IT.
Reporter: AND WHEN HE WENT DOWN WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND?
HIT HIM, HIT HIM, KEEP HITTING HIM.
♪♪
THAT'S THE ONE THING I MISSED.
I WAS TOO EXCITED I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THEM PUT THE BELT ON.
Reporter: SEEING A LOT OF TALK OF A FIX.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT.
THAT IS WAS A FIX.
OH, YEAH, IT WAS FIXED, YEAH.
THAT'S THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.
IF HE WON TONIGHT WE'D ALL BE GOING HOLY...
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE'S THE GREATEST.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
ANDERSON SILVA'S WON HIS FIGHTS, A LOT OF HIS
FIGHTS, BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID AND WHAT I CAUGHT HIM ON.
THAT'S-- HE'S NOT LETTING HIS DEFENSE DOWN.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS BUT HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT
HE'S DOING AND, UH, I CAPITALIZED ON IT.
A LOT OF OTHER GUYS COULDN'T DO THAT SO
I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM MYSELF.
Reporter: SO MAYBE A REMATCH.
MAYBE CHRIS DEFENDS AGAINST SOMEBODY ELSE.
WE'LL JUST-- TO BE DETERMINED.
YEAH, REMATCH.