After Joaquin Buckley's second-round TKO win over Vicente Luque at UFC Atlantic City, he calls for a main event spot at UFC St. Louis. Chris Weidman's controversial win over Bruno Silva due to eye pokes sparks reactions and appeals. Silva contests the decision and urges the New Jersey State Athletic Commission to review. Weidman defends himself, claiming unintentional fouls. Buckley dismisses a rematch with Kevin Holland after losing to Michael Venom Page. Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen support Buckley headlining in his hometown. Weidman questions Silva's reactions to eye pokes, while Silva expresses disappointment and calls for a review of the fight result.
Bruno Silva temporarily lost 30 percent of vision in 1 eye from Chris Weidman’s #UFCAtlanticCity foul 😦 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/EaMwdc1G5N
Chris Weidman’s eye days after his #UFCAtlanticCity win over Bruno Silva 😳 https://t.co/D1ynv7yqe2
Chris Weidman says if he had lost the fight with Bruno Silva he would have retired. #TheMMAHour https://t.co/du0HEZZXz4
Chris Weidman shares a photo of his eye a couple days after his fight with Bruno Silva 😬 He claims it was caused by an eye poke. (via. @arielhelwani #TheMMAHour, H/T @LaSueur_off) https://t.co/EvvlPWuVXp
Chris Weidman attempting to gaslight the MMA community into thinking his eye-pokes were Bruno Silva’s fault https://t.co/23IGZp0sqw
"It's obviously completely unintentional and I would never think about cheating. That's just not who I am." Chris Weidman addresses the eye pokes against Bruno Silva at UFC Atlantic City. ▶️ https://t.co/RFECyDZJ4j #TheMMAHour https://t.co/79eJrFyBPa
Chris Weidman is asked why he thinks the eye pokes happened so many times in the fight. #TheMMAHour https://t.co/hapotHE6Wq
Chris Weidman didn’t like Bruno Silva’s reactions to the eye pokes during their fight at #UFCAtlanticCity “Any time [Bruno’s] eyeball got touched at all, he’d drop to the ground and was crying and he needed time. What are we turning this into? MMA is a tough sport.” 🎥… https://t.co/QPIllNDBBM
🚨DEVELOPING: Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen say they are all in on UFC pulling Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento from #UFCStLouis main event to let Joaquin Buckley headline in his hometown. Cormier: “I say let him do it. Give Buckley an opportunity at fighting five rounds… https://t.co/GoxPqcFuFg
🚨NEW: Joaquin Buckley calls out Gilbert Burns following his win over his teammate Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀 “Come pick yo man’s up.” - KillCliff Killer #UFC #MMA https://t.co/UzWZQtnfkE
Video: Chris Weidman's return ended with an eye poke – and win. But should it have? (via @thegoze, @mma_kings, @dannyseguratv, @MMAJunkieGeorge) https://t.co/z2CSNATWnX
🚨NEW: Joaquin Buckley responds to fans discrediting his win over Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity and says he is “tired of being played with.” “I just wanna let y’all know, man, I’m tired of being played with. I’m tired of y’all acting like I’m not that dude. I beat Vicente… https://t.co/tksvCaFmvF
Joaquin Buckley says he saw his old rival James Krause backstage after his knockout win over Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity, and witnessed him hand Luque a piece of paper and whispered in his ear, ‘You did a good job.’ 😂 “It’s something that I saw, and something that I heard… https://t.co/LpnGkrbCri
🚨| Bruno Silva issues his first statement following his unanimous decision loss to Chris Weidman due to the double eye poke incident at #UFCAtlanticCity. Calls on New Jersey State Athletic Commission to review the result. “I’m a man when I lose, and a man when I win, but what… https://t.co/OTU1awAdfM
🚨| Bruno Silva issues his first statement following his unanimous decision loss to Chris Weidman following the double eye poke incident at #UFCAtlanticCity. Calls on New Jersey State Athletic Commission to review the result. “I’m a man when I lose, and a man when I win, but… https://t.co/8pX4H9sWKq
Bruno Silva reacts to his controversial loss against Chris Weidman at #UFCAtlanticCity last night: "This is a post I didn't want to make today. The world saw what happened yesterday. I'm a man when I lose and a man when I win, but what happened yesterday was very unfair and… https://t.co/lSlYjy1NkM
Chris Weidman had the eye poke locked and loaded 😭 https://t.co/AxFUz7HLtP
Chris Weidman claims opponent was "looking for a way out" after eye poke review changes #UFCAtlanticCity result 🙄 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/mYPtRLggM4
Let @Newmansa94 headline #UFCStLouis. @SteamRollaa co-main Lewis 3rd fight to last. 🤷🏻♂️ A lot of people not happy with the main event as it sets. Mr. Buckley wanted this win and he’s been spectacular taking 0 damage. Promoted himself and even if he doesn’t headline I’d push…
🚨NEW: Joaquin Buckley says he is no longer interested in a rematch with Kevin Holland after his loss to Michael Venom Page at UFC 299. 👀 #UFCAtlanticCity “I don’t want it back no more. He lost to MVP. Damn, poor child. He messed up the money.” “I was hunting him down the… https://t.co/fU0iwWjsth
Chris Weidman and Bruno Silva both weigh in on the eye pokes at #UFCAtlanticCity https://t.co/vmqobIqkqA
Chris Weidman and Bruno Silva both weigh-in on the eye pokes in their #UFCAtlanticCity fight. https://t.co/qSYpLPn46d
Bruno Silva to appeal UFC Atlantic City loss, says Chris Weidman ‘acted in bad faith’ with multiple eye pokes https://t.co/b8EmQCryBx
🚨NEW: Chris Weidman addresses the double eye poke that led to him finishing Bruno Silva at #UFCAtlanticCity before the official ruling was overturned to a unanimous decision win for Weidman due to the fouls. “I’ll never a question a guy if he says he got poked in the eye, but… https://t.co/hPQylLGL6h
Chris Weidman Gets A Huge Finish In Atlantic City - But Was It Due To An Eye Poke?! https://t.co/f0l25ZHiCC https://t.co/9jO9zqN7VQ
"I still think I have a lot of potential, and I’ve had a lot of adversity and I still think I have it. So, until I don’t think I have it anymore, I’m here." Chris Weidman doesn't plan to retire after #UFCAtlanticCity win https://t.co/vynpXDRJtk
Chris Weidman reacts to controversial win over Bruno Silva: ‘Was he looking for a way out? I don’t know’ https://t.co/FSb6asjAZg
🚨NEW: Joaquin Buckley says the UFC needs to pull Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento from the #UFCStLouis main event and replace it with him vs. anyone of their choosing after second round TKO over Vicente Luque at #UFCAtlanticCity. 👀 “It’s time to come back home, and start… https://t.co/wbdxGiPZWX