Vitor Belfort has asserted that he did not voluntarily relinquish his middleweight title shot at UFC 173 and will face the winner of the new title bout between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida. In a statement posted Friday morning on his Facebook page (translation via Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow), Belfort said the decision to remove […]
Vitor Belfort has asserted that he did not voluntarily relinquish his middleweight title shot at UFC 173 and will face the winner of the new title bout between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida. In a statement posted Friday morning on his Facebook page (translation via Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow), Belfort said the decision to remove […]
On the heels of Nevada’s surprising and historic Thursday ban of testosterone replacement therapy in combat sports came something a little less surprising: Vitor Belfort, long considered the poster child of the controversial TRT movement, has been replaced by Lyoto Machida at UFC 173. Belfort willingly withdrew from the title fight and told Fox Sports […]
On the heels of Nevada’s surprising and historic Thursday ban of testosterone replacement therapy in combat sports came something a little less surprising: Vitor Belfort, long considered the poster child of the controversial TRT movement, has been replaced by Lyoto Machida at UFC 173. Belfort willingly withdrew from the title fight and told Fox Sports […]
Lyoto Machida‘s wish to get the next shot at the middleweight title may still come true, but he’s been moved to the “wait-and-see” plan for the time being. The former light heavyweight champion campaigned to become next in line for a championship opportunity in the lead up to his bout with Gegard Mousasi at Fight […]
Lyoto Machida‘s wish to get the next shot at the middleweight title may still come true, but he’s been moved to the “wait-and-see” plan for the time being. The former light heavyweight champion campaigned to become next in line for a championship opportunity in the lead up to his bout with Gegard Mousasi at Fight […]
It’s become obvious that the buildup for UFC 173′s main event title match between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort will feature an interesting war of words through the media. After Weidman’s recent salvo on SiriusXM Fight Club (h/t MMA Mania) about Belfort’s TRT use, the Brazilian is firing back at the UFC middleweight champion. He voiced his opinion […]
It’s become obvious that the buildup for UFC 173′s main event title match between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort will feature an interesting war of words through the media. After Weidman’s recent salvo on SiriusXM Fight Club (h/t MMA Mania) about Belfort’s TRT use, the Brazilian is firing back at the UFC middleweight champion. He voiced his opinion […]
Vitor Belfort and TRT. The two are so intertwined that Belfort might as well become a spokesperson for some TRT infomercials at 2 a.m. Of course, that would require Belfort to discuss TRT and he’s shown that to be a recipe for disaster. Using a translation provided by Bloody Elbow from Globo, Belfort discussed his […]
Vitor Belfort and TRT. The two are so intertwined that Belfort might as well become a spokesperson for some TRT infomercials at 2 a.m. Of course, that would require Belfort to discuss TRT and he’s shown that to be a recipe for disaster. Using a translation provided by Bloody Elbow from Globo, Belfort discussed his […]
The highly anticipated light heavyweight grudge match between former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva and perennial contender Chael Sonnen officially has a date. UFC President Dana White, speaking during a Fox Sports 1 post-fight interview at UFC 169, confirmed that Sonnen vs. Silva will be the co-main event at UFC 173. The event was officially announced […]
The highly anticipated light heavyweight grudge match between former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva and perennial contender Chael Sonnen officially has a date. UFC President Dana White, speaking during a Fox Sports 1 post-fight interview at UFC 169, confirmed that Sonnen vs. Silva will be the co-main event at UFC 173. The event was officially announced […]