UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is not happy with Vitor Belfort.
Weidman squared off with the 38-year-old Brazilian challenger at the weigh-ins for their upcoming UFC 187 scrap in Las Vegas, and the title-holder quickly made his feelings known. The champ barked at Belfort and engaged in some aggressive banter before Joe Rogan asked him to voice his feelings.
Once the stage was his, Weidman let everyone in attendance know why he was so upset (skip to 33:15 in the following video for the altercation).
“You know, I left him alone with this whole drug test thing, but then we just found out during camp he had a 1,200 testosterone score,” Weidman said. “I’m 10 years younger than him and he’s got a way higher testosterone level. This guy’s still cheating, and I’m going to make him pay for it tomorrow night.”
That’s pretty direct, Mr. Weidman.
The root of his anger comes from some recent drug test results, where it was revealed Belfort did, in fact, have higher testosterone levels than the much younger Weidman.
According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, who obtained, studied and later released the results, Weidman had a 0.92 testosterone:epitesetosterone level, while Belfort had a 1.7 T:E ratio (most men have a T:E ratio of 1.0, per MMAJunkie.com):
Okamoto noted that these results do not necessarily prove anything, but it is surprising that Belfort, a fighter who recently had to regroup after the UFC banned testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), would post higher levels than Weidman in that category.
This, combined with Belfort’s less-than-stellar track record with failed drug tests, sent Weidman into a frenzy.
Thankfully for the 185-pound champ, he has the chance to put aside all doubt and prove himself the better fighter—enhanced or not—inside the UFC Octagon on Saturday evening at UFC 187.
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