Anderson has been doing that for years and was able to bait every opponent into playing his game. If Weidman had just turned into another one of Anderson's victims, we'd all be talking about how brilliant Anderson is and yadda yadda yadda. Weidman had the chops and composure to do what no one else has been able to do to Anderson. The combo he caught Anderson with was a product of great tape study, studious drilling and the fight IQ to know when to impliment it. He hit Anderson clean, Anderson did his little sarcastic "that hurt" dance, Weidman missed the next shot but then tossed that backhanded right flicker jab. From watching tape of Anderson, he knew that Anderson would crane back and to his left. So as soon as Weidman tossed that flicker jab out there, he threw the left hook (actually almost a borderline left straight). Anderson's head positioning didn't allow for him to recoil at all, and he took the full brunt of the punch - not to mention that he was off balance to begin with. And then Weidman swooped in with the coffin nails on the floor.
Very little of this fight was about what Anderson did wrong or how his showboating bit him in the ass - it's all about what Weidman was able to do. Anderson's showboating is an integral part of his style and Weidman properly trained to deal with it.
Brian.
