UFC 168: Chris Weidman Stops Anderson Silva

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II took place on December 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Weidman retained the UFC middleweight championship after Anderson Silva suffered a catastrophic broken leg while throwing a kick in round two. Ronda Rousey submitted Miesha Tate in the third round, Travis Browne knocked out Josh Barnett, and one preliminary-card result was later overturned.

Event video: Weidman versus Silva II.

A checked kick ends the championship rematch

Weidman had knocked Silva out at UFC 162, and the rematch began with the champion again having success. He dropped Silva in the clinch in round one and controlled much of the action on the ground.

Early in round two, Silva threw an inside leg kick. Weidman checked it, and Silva’s lower left leg fractured on impact. The fight ended at 1:16 of round two, officially a TKO by leg injury for Weidman.

Rousey goes beyond the first round for the first time

Miesha Tate extended Ronda Rousey deeper than any previous opponent, repeatedly surviving takedowns and submission attempts. Rousey finally secured an armbar 58 seconds into round three to retain the women’s bantamweight championship.

Travis Browne stopped Josh Barnett with elbows only 60 seconds into their heavyweight bout. Jim Miller submitted Fabricio Camoes, and Dustin Poirier knocked out Diego Brandão late in the first round.

Siver–Gamburyan was later changed to a no contest

Dennis Siver originally defeated Manny Gamburyan by unanimous decision. After Siver failed a post-fight drug test for hCG, the Nevada commission overturned the result. The official record is now a no contest.

Complete UFC 168 results

• Chris Weidman def. Anderson Silva — TKO (leg injury); round 2, 1:16. Weidman retained the UFC middleweight championship.
• Ronda Rousey def. Miesha Tate — submission (armbar); round 3, 0:58. Rousey retained the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
• Travis Browne def. Josh Barnett — KO (elbows); round 1, 1:00.
• Jim Miller def. Fabricio Camoes — submission (armbar); round 1, 3:42.
• Dustin Poirier def. Diego Brandão — KO/TKO (punches); round 1, 4:54. Catchweight bout.
• Uriah Hall def. Chris Leben — TKO (retirement); round 1, 5:00.
• Michael Johnson def. Gleison Tibau — KO (punches); round 2, 1:32.
• Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan — no contest; original Siver decision overturned by the commission.
• John Howard def. Siyar Bahadurzada — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• William Macario def. Bobby Voelker — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Robbie Peralta def. Estevan Payan — TKO (punches); round 3, 0:12.

UFC 168 is remembered most for Silva’s injury, but the card also extended Rousey’s title reign and requires the later Siver–Gamburyan reversal to be reflected in a current historical record.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 168 event record; Sherdog.

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