“The thing is, when he’s worried about my takedowns, I will punch him in the face. If you look at Chael Sonnen, he dropped him twice, cause when you’re worried about something else and you don’t see a punch coming, it’s a problem. So the second he thinks I’m doing something, I’m doing the opposite. But once I get him down to the ground I’m going to be relaxed, I’m going to be aggressive. I’m not going to be kinda like Chael, he was punching from every angle, very aggressive, very tense. You’re going to see a more relaxed person, aggressive but more pinpointing shots on top. If there’s room for a nice elbow I’m going to hit it and then looking for a good setup for a submission. But it’s going to be calculated.”
On his fear that Anderson won't show up to UFC 162:
“I just want to make sure we both get in the fricken’ cage July 6,” [Weidman] said. “I’m still worried about that.” The incident made the contender wonder whether there were other surprises in store – an injury, for instance, which not only would dash his dreams but give the UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship a conniption.
“I don’t want him to hear this interview and be like, ‘Oh, that’s a good idea,’” joked Weidman. “So don’t use this, Anderson.”