Weidman welcomes risk of short notice fight versus Maia
“I didn’t want to lose the opportunity,” Weidman (7-0) told MMA Fighting on Wednesday, while en route to his uncle’s…
“I didn’t want to lose the opportunity,” Weidman (7-0) told MMA Fighting on Wednesday, while en route to his uncle’s wake. “You only live once. I have an opportunity to gain a lot of recognition and get myself up to where I want to be. So it was like, I’ll do it tomorrow if I had to. Some people never get that opportunity, so who am I to waste it?”
Weidman says he won’t hesitate to put Maia on his back if he sees a route to victory there. In fact, he says, he’ll attack Maia with his own submissions.
“I’m not worried at all,” he said. “I have a lot of respect for his jiu-jitsu, but if we go to the ground, I’m confident and excited to prove where I’m at with my jiu-jitsu. He’s going to have a lot to worry about, too. If we go to the floor, I’m looking for submissions just like it’s anybody else. I’m not the guy who’s going to be starstruck. I believe in myself and I think I can go in there and submit him.”