UFC 173: Lyoto Machida Faces Chris Weidman After Belfort Withdraws

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a little less surprising: Vitor Belfort, long considered the poster child of the controversial TRT movement, has been replaced by Lyoto Machida at UFC 173.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a little less surprising: Vitor Belfort, long considered the poster child of the controversial TRT movement, has been replaced by Lyoto Machida at UFC 173.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 […]

Chris Weidman on TRT Ban: ‘Amazing Day for the Sport’

Chris Weidman, UFC middleweight champion, is one of many celebrating the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) decision on Thursday to ban Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). The ruling from the nation’s most visible athletic commission was reported by MMAFighting.com.  It is a determination that will prevent Weidman‘s next title challenger, Vitor […]

Chris Weidman, UFC middleweight champion, is one of many celebrating the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) decision on Thursday to ban Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). The ruling from the nation’s most visible athletic commission was reported by MMAFighting.com.  It is a determination that will prevent Weidman‘s next title challenger, Vitor […]

Chris Weidman Talks Anderson Silva’s Return and a Future Fight with Jon Jones

Chris Weidman turned the MMA world upside-down in 2013. The Serra-Longo product returned from a year on the sidelines recovering from injury to defeat the fighter widely regarded as the “greatest of all time” not once, but twice in one calendar year. The 29-year-old brought Anderson Silva‘s record-breaking run as the middleweight champion to an […]

Chris Weidman turned the MMA world upside-down in 2013. The Serra-Longo product returned from a year on the sidelines recovering from injury to defeat the fighter widely regarded as the “greatest of all time” not once, but twice in one calendar year. The 29-year-old brought Anderson Silva‘s record-breaking run as the middleweight champion to an […]

Junior Dos Santos: Chris Weidman’s 2nd Win over Anderson Silva Was an ‘Accident’

Add former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos to the list of fighters who believe current middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman‘s second victory over Anderson Silva was a fluke.  According to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, “Cigano” believes Weidman‘s UFC 168 victory over Silva—his first successful title defense—was more luck than skill: JDS on Weidman: He proved […]

Add former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos to the list of fighters who believe current middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman‘s second victory over Anderson Silva was a fluke.  According to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, “Cigano” believes Weidman‘s UFC 168 victory over Silva—his first successful title defense—was more luck than skill: JDS on Weidman: He proved […]

Chris Leben: ‘UFC Left Me Broken with Nothing’

Fighters are truly a particular breed. To understand how they think and operate, it would take a whole team of underground scientists conducting “secret” research somewhere in New Mexico. But as private as that sort of research would be, sports is arguably the most public format in the world today.  Athletes rarely separate themselves from […]

Fighters are truly a particular breed. To understand how they think and operate, it would take a whole team of underground scientists conducting “secret” research somewhere in New Mexico. But as private as that sort of research would be, sports is arguably the most public format in the world today.  Athletes rarely separate themselves from […]

Vitor Belfort: Chris Weidman Winning Fighter of the Year Was ‘Embarassing’

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 […]