Toribio brought Weidman to Ray Longo's MMA Academy and introduced Weidman to Longo. When his dream was not attained, Weidman had to decide if he wanted to continue training for the world teams and Olympics or give MMA a shot. While coaching, Weidman trained for the Olympic trials. With full-time assistant coaching and graduate school at Hofstra, grappling had to be put on hold for a while. Weidman also took some submission grappling classes and within three months he competed in and won The East Coast Grappler's Quest in his weight class and the Absolute Division with all 13 matches ending in submissions. While attending Hofstra, Weidman met Gabriel "Monsta" Toribio, who invited Weidman to come to Matt and Nick Serra's BJJ Academy a few miles from campus in Levittown, New York to help some of the fighters with their wrestling. He was later a wrestling instructor of the university. Weidman graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor's degree in psychology as well as a master’s in physical education. At Hofstra, he became a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, placing sixth at the 06' NCAA championships his junior year and third at the 07' NCAA's his senior year. He became the first junior college wrestler in history to be an NYS Collegiate Champion. Ī standout in college, he earned All-American wrestling honors twice at Nassau Community College before transferring to Hofstra. He attended Baldwin Senior High School on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York state wrestling champion. With his natural athleticism, he mastered the sport very quickly. Chris started wrestling at a very young age. He and his older brother were involved in numerous athletic activities. He is of German and Irish descent and was raised as a Lutheran. Weidman was born in Baldwin, New York, on June 17, 1984, the second of three children. Weidman retained the title for two and a half years, defending it three times. This ended Silva's 16-fight winning streak inside the UFC and his seven-year reign as the champion. In 2013, Weidman came to worldwide prominence by defeating Anderson Silva to win the UFC Middleweight Championship. He began his mixed martial arts career in 2008, and joined the UFC in 2011, soon amassing a 9–0 record. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion.Īn accomplished amateur wrestler, Weidman was a two-time NJCAA All-American and a two-time NCAA Division I All-American during his collegiate career. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the middleweight division. Under Matt Serra and Renzo Gracie Ĭhristopher James Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Chris Weidman at UFC 230 in New York City in November 2018
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