Former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg.) and known for great victories in the UFC, Chris Weidman controversial when demonstrating discomfort with the level reached by Alex Poatán. In the North American's view, the current king of light heavyweights (up to 93kg) cannot have his support and recognition, due to his supposed weakness in grappling and his history of opponents in the organization.
“It's difficult for me to fully support Pereira because I see a big opening with wrestling, and he's never wrestled. It's almost crazy, and it's such a huge efficiency based on what we've seen so far. It's almost like Ben Askren entering the UFC and managing to become a multiple champion with no hands. It’s as if a striker looked at Ben Askren and thought, “How the hell is this guy a world champion? He was able to do that in Bellator, he was able to do that – was it in ONE FC? Whatever it was. I mean, the guy had an unbelievable career in MMA and didn’t have any moves,” said Weidman in an interview with Michael Bisping.
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As he continued speaking, Weidman controversially compared Poatan with Ben Askren.
“This guy is almost the opposite. I would almost say he’s as bad as Askren is at wrestling as Ben Askren is at striking,” she concluded.
Alex Poatán weighing for the UFC 300 (Photo: Playback / Instagram)
Current light heavyweight champion, Alex Poatán He is experiencing a great moment in his career. Defeated only by Israel adesanya In eight appearances for Ultimate, the Brazilian has already surpassed five former champions and is hoping to become the first UFC athlete to win three titles in different categories.
Chris Weidman He is a former UFC middleweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @chrisweidman
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