All it took was one brutal moment for a lifelong dream to turn into a nightmare for Chris Weidman at UFC 205.
Weidman suffered a bloody defeat at the hands of Yoel Romero at the UFC's historic entry into New York, succumbing to a flying knee knockout just 24 seconds into the third round on the event's pay-per-view card. Speaking on Monday for the first time since the loss, Weidman said his gameplan for the fight was to wrestle with Romero and gradually drain Romero's suspect gas tank.
After competing in two back-and-forth rounds, Weidman said he felt strong going into the third and believed Romero to be fading, but things changed as soon as he shot for an ill-fated takedown.