Galleries Mixed martial artists must evolve. Some do it over time. Others do it in six days. Chris Weidman has done both. "In several of his professional fights, I would show him some moves when we arrived for the UFC on a Monday and he would use them that Saturday to finish opponents or severely threaten them or put them under tremendous duress," said John Danaher, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie and an integral part of Weidman's team. "Even in the week before a fight when you're not really supposed to be learning anything new, he would pick things up and fearlessly use them in high-profile fights and with tremendous success." Tom Lawlor found that out in 127 seconds...
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