Weidman: I want to retire undefeated and the g.o.a.t
Chris Weidman: “I have goals and no one is stopping them. People are starting to catch on and if you haven’t caught on yet you will on Saturday.”
Chris Weidman is the undefeated UFC middleweight champion and twice defeated the man considered by most to be the greatest of all-time. But for Weidman, that is just where he wants his legacy to begin:
Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) said he has lofty aspirations for his UFC career. He wants to win every fight from now until he retires and become the greatest of all-time. The next chapter in accomplishing that goal requires a victory over Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at UFC 187 on Saturday.
I’m here to hold the belt, I’m here to create a legacy for myself and become the greatest of all-time, Weidman told MMAjunkie. I’m here to retire undefeated. I have goals and no one is stopping them. People are starting to catch on and if you haven’t caught on yet you will on Saturday.
Currently 12-0 with eight consecutive UFC wins and two middleweight title defenses, Weidman believes he hasn’t received the proper respect for his achievements. That’s partially due to his title-winning victory over Anderson Silva at UFC 162 being dubbed a lucky knockout and his follow-up defense against Silva being labeled a fluke due to Silva’s shocking in-fight leg break.