With a victory over former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Lyoto Machida back at UFC 175, the undefeated titleholder was on the right track to validating his current worth in the sport.
But with a decisive beatdown of Vitor Belfort at UFC 187, The All-American has finally capped off an illustrious run through Brazil's murderer's row.
Needless to say, Weidman has cemented himself as a pound-for-pound favorite and a champion who will carry a formerly stagnant division to greener pastures.
Here is what we learned Saturday from his middleweight tilt with The Phenom:
What We'll Remember About This Fight
There really wasn't anything that happened that we didn't expect to happen.