If given the choice the repay a $5,000 poker debt or have gifted UFC fighter Chris Weidman choke you out, which do you select?
One poker participant confronted that precise state of affairs — ache or pay. The latter was chosen, and the blended martial artist (MMA) posted a video of it on his Instagram page.
“He Misplaced in poker final evening. It was both pay 5k or get choked unconscious! What do you do?” Weidman wrote on Instagram.
UFC Fighter Performs Poker
The poker participant whose title was not recognized opted to have his MMA pal choke him out as a substitute of forking over the $5,000. Weidman secured his arms round his neck and proceeded to place him to sleep after a number of seconds. He was then alerted by one other person that the indebted poker participant was asleep, and at that time the UFC fighter let up and everybody had a great snicker.
Weidman, who holds a 16-8 document within the octagon, misplaced by TKO to Eryk Anders on Dec. 7 at UFC 310 within the catch weight division. The lately defeated blended martial artist has been recognized to play poker and even promoted the World Series of Poker (WSOP) free-to-play app in 2022,
Weidman is not the one UFC character with a poker background. Bruce Buffer, the longtime UFC ring announcer, reached the ultimate desk within the $50,000 High Roller on the 2024 WSOP. He appeared on PokerNews’ Life Outside Poker podcast following his eighth place end. Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, two retired UFC legends, have additionally appeared in varied charity poker tournaments and personal money video games.
