Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
President of the UFC Dana Whites call a fighter Uriah Hall set a unique record after the foot incident Chris Weidman which is broken in UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Sunday (25/4).
Duel Hall vs Weidman entered the main card at UFC 261. The battle was to raise the ranks of the two fighters in the middle class.
However, after only 15 seconds of round 1 had run, the fight had to be stopped with a TKO win awarded to Hall.
Uriah Hall was declared the TKO winner because Weidman’s right shin broke after kicking Hall’s left leg. Weidman’s right kick was the only attack in the duel.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Dana White said that Uriah Hall, who came from Jamaica, set a record at the UFC.
“The first fighter in UFC history to win without releasing an attack,” Dana White said in an upload on her Instagram.
When the broken leg incident occurred, Weidman appeared unaware that he had broken his right leg after kicking Hall’s leg. Weidmann only felt his leg broken after he was unable to support his right leg and fell to the canvas after releasing the kick.
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Chris Weidman’s right leg broke after kicking Uriah Hall. (Getty Images via AFP / ALEX MENENDEZ)- – |
The victory over Chris Weidman is Uriah Hall’s fourth consecutive victory at UFC since 2018. Meanwhile, Weidman failed to continue his winning trend after defeating Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night in August 2020.
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Apart from Uriah Hall, UFC 261 was also won by Anthony Smith over Jimmy Crute in the light heavyweight class, Valentina Shevchenko over Jessica Andrade in the women’s flying class, Rose Namajunas who won the women’s strawweight champion belt from Zhang Weili, and Kamaru Usman who retained the welterweight champion belt. over Jorge Masvidal.
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