7 Threats To UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman's Crown
7. Anderson Silva
Maybe Weidmans future doesnt look that different from his past. We open the list with longtime middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva because its quite possible that Silva and Weidman may stare across from the cage at each other once more in the future. Their first 2 fights ended quickly and unexpectedly, and there are still people who look at Chris Weidman as a fluke champion given the circumstances of his 2 wins over The Spider.
Silva is currently recuperating from his leg injury and will not be receiving another title shot immediately upon his return. Still, if Silva can string together 2 or 3 wins upon his return, hell almost certainly be given another crack at his new nemesis. The marketability and potential profits involved in a third fight in their trilogy would be too much for the UFC to pass up on.