Chris Weidman tops Kelvin Gastelum in UFC college homecoming
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Chris Weidman sat on top of the Octagon, his arms outstretched, his mouth agape.
It had been a long time since he could experience that feeling.
Seven hundred and ninety one days, to be exact.
“It feels like a championship,” Weidman said, after he submitted Kelvin Gastelum with an arm triangle choke at 3:45 of the third round Saturday night in a UFC on Fox event at Nassau Coliseum. “I can’t wait to tell my kids I won.”
Weidman the former Hofstra wrestler fighting just across the Hempstead Turnpike from the university’s campus, snapped a three-fight losing streak to improve to 14-3. Gastelum dropped to 14-4-0 with one no-decision.
The win was Weidman’s first since knocking out Vitor Belfort at UFC 187 on May 23, 2015.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/257634/chris-weidman-tops-kelvin-gastelum-ufc-college-homecoming
It had been a long time since he could experience that feeling.
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| UNIONDALE, NY – JULY 22: Chris Weidman (R) lands a kick on Kelvin Gastelum (L) during their UFC Fight Night middleweight bout at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on July 22, 2017 in Uniondale, New York. Ed Mulholland/Getty Images/AFP |
“It feels like a championship,” Weidman said, after he submitted Kelvin Gastelum with an arm triangle choke at 3:45 of the third round Saturday night in a UFC on Fox event at Nassau Coliseum. “I can’t wait to tell my kids I won.”
Weidman the former Hofstra wrestler fighting just across the Hempstead Turnpike from the university’s campus, snapped a three-fight losing streak to improve to 14-3. Gastelum dropped to 14-4-0 with one no-decision.
The win was Weidman’s first since knocking out Vitor Belfort at UFC 187 on May 23, 2015.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/257634/chris-weidman-tops-kelvin-gastelum-ufc-college-homecoming
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