UFC 149: Hector Lombard Needs Emphatic Win to Counter Chris Weidman's Momentum

by Alex Ballentine, Bleacher Report - July 14, 2012


If Hector Lombard wants to get the next shot at middleweight champion Anderson Silva, he'd better find a way to finish Tim Boetsch in their UFC 149 co-main event.

With the Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen saga over for the time being, the hottest question in the UFC is who will be named as the next challenger to Silva's belt.

Chris Weidman made a heck of an opening statement with his dominant TKO victory over Mark Munoz at UFC on Fuel TV 4. The two-time All-American wrestler out of Hofstra put on an absolutely stunning performance as he manhandled the former national champion, gaining several advantageous positions on the ground.

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