Nobody could know what Chris Weidman is going through better than Anderson Silva.
Because Silva has experienced the pain and fear of having his own leg buckle, both bones broken, after having a kick blocked. Because it happened to him in 2013, at UFC 168, against Weidman.
On Saturday night at UFC 261, of course, it was Weidman whose leg broke in one of the most gruesome injuries ever televised. Just 17 seconds into a match against Uriah Hall he flung his right leg out for a low kick. Both bones broke and when he tried to plant, his leg bent in half.
Silva, one of the best ever in UFC, sent a classy massage to Weidman, who was scheduled to have surgery today:
Silva missed more than a year but did return to fighting after his injury.
