UFC slates Weidman-Belfort even with doubts
The UFC is planning to promote a middleweight title bout in between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort in Las Vegas even with Belfort's uncertain battling condition in Nevada.
Relying on Chris Weidman, I 'd like to do Vegas [in] May or July," Fertitta stated of an interested area and day for the matchup.
Belfort (24-10) has actually not fought in the U.S. given that August 2011. He battled three times in 2013, all in his native Brazil.
The 36-year-old has been authorized a restorative use exemption for androgen hormone or testosteron substitute therapy in Brazil yet would need to use before the Nevada State Athletic Payment for the very same benefit in Las Vegas.
Keith Kizer, executive director of the NSAC, has actually shown some doubt in Belfort's opportunities at getting authorization to utilize TRT, based upon a good drug examination he sent in Las Vegas in 2006.
Belfort has actually safeguarded his usage of TRT numerous times in 2013. Immediately after watching Weidman's second-round TKO victory over Anderson Silva last weekend break in Las Vegas, Belfort expressed self-confidence he could possibly receive a TUE there if essential.
"I manage to fight anywhere," Belfort stated. "I have actually done every little thing by the book. Everyone understands that other people cheat, but I don't. I'm really open and quite loyal to my concepts.".
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Ray Longo, Weidman's head instructor, stated he expected the battle to take place in the United States and holds some booking over the legitimacy of Belfort's previous TRT usage.
"I understand Chris is beating the person but why give him a benefit?" Longo said. "Why does he deserve that? All he did was abuse his body with anabolic steroids to make sure that now he needs the exemption. It's bull--.".
Belfort made his UFC launching as a heavyweight in February 1997. He won the UFC light heavyweight title versus Randy Couture at UFC 46 7 years later on. He combated Silva for the middleweight title in February 2011, enduring a first-round knockout.
Weidman (11-0) is the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter worldwide. He took the title from Silva in a second-round ko in July, and afterwards safeguarded it against the Brazilian at UFC 168 by means of second-round TKO.
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