It’s not lost on Chris Weidman the kind of pressure he’s facing at UFC Vegas 6.
What seems like a lifetime ago when he was the middleweight champion, the New York native is now preparing for a co-main event fight against Omari Akhmedov after going just 1-5 in his past six fights.
Of course that dubious record requires a little context beyond just the numbers.
All five losses have come against champions or past title contenders from the UFC, Bellator or Strikeforce, which is a murderer’s row of competition. That said, Weidman understands that no one cares much about how a fight played out once it’s over or the kind of opposition he’s been facing.