Sherdog’s Top 10: Knockouts in UFC Middleweight Title Fights

7. Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
UFC 168 “Weidman vs. Silva 2”
Dec. 28, 2013 | Las Vegas
They had to carry the incomparable Silva out of the Octagon on a stretcher. No one could have envisioned such a scene. Silva’s bid to recapture the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown was brought to an immediate and stomach-churning halt, as Weidman retained his title with a second-round technical knockout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva fell to the canvas 1:16 into the second round of the highly anticipated rematch, his left leg having been broken above the ankle when the champion checked his kick. Weidman had the Brazilian reeling inside the first five minutes. He landed a clubbing right hand to the side of Silva’s head in close quarters, pursued him to the mat and smashed away with ground-and-pound. Silva managed to withstand the onslaught to see Round 2, but the fate that awaited him there was beyond horrific. Weidman met an inside leg kick from “The Spider” with knee-to-shin contact, snapping the future hall of famer’s lower leg upon impact. The audible crack left Silva writhing in pain on the ground, brought an unsettling hush over the sold-out crown and left Weidman in charge of the UFC’s middleweight division.

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