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Chris Weidman talks UFC 162 on SI Now

Monday July 1, 2013 3:25 PM By Mark La Monica

These are some of the answers UFC middleweight

These are some of the answers UFC middleweight Chris Weidman from Baldwin gave during our interview that didn't make it into the final edit of his pre-fight video. Videojournalists: Mark LaMonica and Mario Gonzalez (July 10, 2012)

Monday's media blitz began at 6:30 a.m. for Chris Weidman, the title hopeful from Baldwin who fights Anderson Silva at UFC 162 this Saturday.

Somewhere in the middle of that tour was this hit on SI Now, the live web show from Sports Illustrated.

Here's the clip below:

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