UFC CEO Dana White (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Images)
UFC President Dana White referred to as for 3 veterans to hold up their gloves for good on Saturday evening. During the post-UFC 310 press convention, a reporter requested White in regards to the futures of Clay Guida, Anthony Smith, and Chris Weidman.
The UFC President promptly mentioned: “They should all retire tonight.”
This isn’t the primary time White has expressed issues in regards to the fighters’ current performances and long-term well being, emphasizing the significance of figuring out when to step away from the game.
White isn’t fallacious.
Guida was submitted in 79 seconds by Chase Hooper through the prelims. Guida is 43 years outdated, and he’s misplaced three straight fights within the UFC. The loss to Hooper dropped his professional MMA report to 38-25.
At his age, there is no such thing as a cause to proceed combating—moreover cash. The ceiling for that journey is low, with Guida positioned to be an underdog in any potential struggle within the UFC.
Smith’s state of affairs is analogous, although he could not technically be as previous his prime as Guida. There are different elements concerned with Smith. The veteran fell to 37-21 by way of second-round TKO loss to Dominick Reyes.
Smith competed with a particularly heavy coronary heart. His finest buddy and coach, Scott Morton, handed away from a coronary heart assault two weeks in the past. Smith elected to remain on the cardboard, however he didn’t look mentally centered on a sport plan.
After the struggle, Smith stayed on his knees for a number of minutes. He eliminated his gloves, and it seemed as if he was going to announce his retirement. During the post-fight interview, he fell in need of confirming he had his final struggle.
However, he did say it was “in all probability” his final struggle because it was robust for him to undergo the method with out Morton.
Weidman misplaced by way of second-round TKO to 37-year-old Eryk Anders. The struggle was contested at a 195-pound catchweight. Weidman and Anders have been initially purported to struggle at UFC 309 in November at Madison Square Garden.
However, Anders fell in poor health and needed to pull out. The struggle was rescheduled for UFC 310, and Anders overwhelmed Weidman on the bottom. Weidman is a world-class wrestler, and he was dominated by Anders, a former school soccer standout turned combined martial artist.
Weidman, ever defiant, left the Octagon with out talking to Joe Rogan, and he didn’t announce his retirement. White has repeatedly referred to as for Weidman to retire. We’ll see if it sticks with the previous UFC middleweight champion this time.
Here is a take a look at all the outcomes, bonus winners and a number of the highlights from UFC 310.
UFC 310 Results And Bonus Winners
🏆 – Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Asakura by way of submission at 2:05 of the second spherical
Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Ian Machado Garry by way of unanimous determination (48-47×3)
Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov by way of break up determination (29-28×2, 28-29)
Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie by way of TKO at 0:39 of the third spherical
Doo Ho Choi def. Nate Landwehr by way of TKO at 3:21 of the third spherical
Dominick Reyes def. Anthony Smith by way of TKO at 4:46 of the second spherical
🏆 – Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo by way of submission at 0:52 of the primary spherical (D’Arce Choke)
Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling by way of unanimous determination (29-28×3)
Bryan Battle def. Randy Brown by way of break up determination (29-28×2, 28-29)
Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman by way of TKO at 2:50 of Round 2
Joshua Van def. Cody Durden by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)
Michael Chiesa defeats Max Griffin by way of submission at 1:56 of Round 3 (Rear-Naked Choke)
🏆 – Chase Hooper defeats Clay Guida by way of submission at 3:41 of Round 1 (Armbar)
🏆 – Kennedy Nzechukwu defeats Lukasz Brzeski by way of TKO at 4:51 of Round 1
