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MMA community make UFC 162 picks for Silva vs. Weidman

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The UFC middleweight championship is on the line at UFC 162 on July 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada as champ Anderson Silva squares off against number one contender Chris Weidman.

The main event match-up has been anticipated for quite some time and will now come to fruition.

Weidman (9-0) is undefeated in his young mixed martial arts career, but has been on many fighters and fans radars for quite some time. He earned the number one contender status after a dominating performance against Mark Munoz at UFC on FUEL TV 4 this past July. It will be almost one year since the 29-year old has set foot inside the Octagon as he suffered an injury this past December.

Silva (33-4) has long been considered the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Although he is 38-years old, he hasn’t shown the wear and tear of age being a factor at all. The Brazilian champ is currently riding a seventeen fight winning streak, with sixteen of those inside the Octagon.

“The Spider” holds a number of records in the UFC including most knockout of the night awards (7), most consecutive title defenses (10), most finishes (14) and most knockdowns landed (17) to name a few. So many would think that the MMA community would be picking Silva without a doubt to win this fight against Weidman. Many of you may be surprised to see what they had to say.

Picking Silva: 14
Picking Weidman: 6
Undecided: 3

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Jeremy Brand is an experienced MMA writer and columnist. He is the founder of MMASucka.com, and has represented the company with media credentials at many mixed martial arts fights. Jeremy is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training in BC, Canada.

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