Paddy
Pimblett recently recalled watching Anderson
Silva’s first loss against Chris
Weidman with Conor
McGregor.

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Pimblett scored his first
Cage Warriors win on the same night that Silva put his
middleweight title on the line against Weidman at UFC 162 in July
2013. Meanwhile, McGregor was coming off his
UFC debut victory and cornering teammate Philip
Mulpeter on the same CW card. Pimblett, McGregor and Mulpeter
watched together as Weidman scored a second round upset TKO win
over “The Spider,” ending the longest title reign in UFC history —
a run that spanned 2,457 days which included 10 defenses.

As a fan of Silva, McGregor was visibly devastated and went on to
kick the wall, which had Pimblett tickled.

“When I had my first Cage Warriors fight, he’d just been signed by
the UFC. I was 19, I had just won my first Cage Warriors fight and
he was there,” Pimblett said on the “Still Talking” show. “We were
watching Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman that night… I’ll never
forget. I fell asleep on a couch with me head on Philip Mulpeter’s
shoulder. I woke up and ended up watching the fight. There was only
a few of us left. He was there with John
Kavanagh, McGregor. When Anderson lost, he was gutted, because
he’s an Anderson fan. And I’ll never forget him kicking the wall in
this hotel [reception]. It was f—-ing hilarious.”

Silva’s career went on a downward spiral following his loss against
Weidman. The former middleweight champ broke his leg in a freak
injury in their immediate rematch at UFC 168 later that year. While
Silva returned after two years, the Brazilian only managed to pick
up a win over Derek
Brunson in seven outings before hanging up his gloves for
good.

Meanwhile, McGregor went on to create his own legacy in the UFC as
arguably the greatest star of the sport. However, the Irishman has
dropped three of his last four, and hasn’t fought since 2021. He
was also recently found liable of sexual misconduct against a women
named Nikita Hand in an incident dating back to December 2018.

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