Fighter vs. Writer: Chris Weidman Previews UFC 271, Reveals His Timeline To Return In 2022

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🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman joins the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer to help breakdown the key storylines at UFC 271 as well as give an update on his recovery and plans to return to action in 2022. Weidman will give his analysis for the rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker and why he’s not quite ready to anoint “The Last Stylebender” as the GOAT of the middleweight division. He will also make his picks and predictions for the co-main event between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa as well as Derek Brunson taking on Jared Cannonier in another massive fight at 185 pounds. Weidman also gives an update on his recovery from a broken leg suffered just last year while revealing his timeline to compete again with expectations that he will absolutely fight in 2022. All this and much more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:21.7	Welcome back to The Fighter vs. The Rider.
0:23.9	I am your host as always.
0:25.1	I am Damon Martin and today I am joined.
0:28.0	My demand will help me preview UFC 271.
0:30.6	He is the former UFC middleweight champion and apparently a tear to all Madden players
0:36.4	on PS5.
0:38.2	Chris Weidman, Chris, I see you are just killing people on Madden football on Sunday nights
0:44.1	when you have some free time.
0:45.7	Well, I've been playing too much Madden, man.
0:48.5	I don't know what it means.
0:49.8	I don't know if it's like I'm depressed or something, but I've been, I got to step away
0:53.6	from Madden because I'm getting into him good.
0:56.1	I beat the number 33 guy in the world.
0:58.0	Yes, I'd be like, you know, a couple guys in the top, you know, 5,000 over the last
1:02.7	weekend on my man.
1:03.7	What's going on?
1:04.7	Do I have a future in this?
1:05.7	Like, you know, I'm starting to feel good.
1:07.5	My legs coming back and now I'm at a crossroads.
1:09.8	Do I start going full swing into fighting again or do I stick with Madden?
1:14.7	I don't know.
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