On December 29, 2013 Anderson Silva, one of the sports most legendary figures, was felled by a ghastly injury in the main event of UFC 168. The former champion, who lost his title to Chris Weidman months earlier, famously snapped his leg in the rematch when Weidman checked one of his kicks.
Improbably the same thing happened to Weidman, when he faced Uriah Hall at UFC 261 this April. Since suffering the injury, Weidman has been video blogging his recovery, sharing updates from hospital, home and even the gym.
On the debut episode of his new show Won’t Back Down Weidman spoke to the man he now has plenty in common with.