LAS VEGAS — When things were at their bleakest, two UFC fighters drew inspiration from their sons on Saturday, helping them to important victories.
Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman entered his bout with Omari Akhmedov on Saturday at Apex unranked and winless since a July 22, 2017 victory over Kelvin Gastelum. And for much of the ensuing three years, he heard about it from his son.
So only moments after he grinded out a unanimous decision victory by winning the third round over Akhmedov with his wrestling, he showed up at the post-fight news conference and grinned broadly.