Watch Countdown to UFC 168
Chris Weidman, left and Anderson Silva embrace after their UFC 162 mixed martial arts middleweight championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. (July 6, 2013) Credit: AP
Long Island's Chris Weidman will defend his middleweight title against the man he took it from -- Anderson Silva -- this Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 168.
Embedded below is an 18-minute segment from episode of Countdown to UFC 168 featuring Weidman and Silva.
It includes many of the highlights from their first fight at UFC 162, plus original interviews in the days and weeks since.
(Newsday's app users can watch at http://bit.ly/1eDEoU8.)
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