Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman fought back tears and an outpouring of emotions at a Polaris submission grappling event over the course of this weekend, with the Baldwin native competing in a sports setting for the first time since suffering a ghastly compound fracture of his right leg back in 2021.
Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight champion under the UFC banner, returned to feature at Polaris 23 – a submission grappling event, dropping an eventual decision loss to Owen Livesey in a special attraction matchup.
Chris Weidman fought back tears at Polaris 23, with the ex-UFC champion returning to sports for the first time since a 2021 leg fracture.