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Chris Weidman Reveals Injury That Forced Exit from Anderson Silva Boxing Match

Much to his surprise, the injury bug followed Chris Weidman from mixed martial arts to the Sweet Science.

Weidman was slated to face Anderson Silva in a boxing match as part of the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua card on Dec. 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. However, the former UFC middleweight champion was forced to withdraw from the booking due to injury and was replaced by Tyron Woodley as a result.

“The All-American” detailed the extent of his injury in a video post on Instagram.