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#2 Chris Weidman punishes post-TRT Vitor

Weidman TKOs Belfort (* Credits- ZUFFA LLC)

‘The All American’ Chris Weidman (13-2) is an NCAA-Div 1 wrestler and former UFC Middleweight (MW) champion with an MMA base of wrestling, BJJ and boxing. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (25-13) is a former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion and UFC 12 Heavyweight tournament winner, with an MMA base of boxing, kickboxing and BJJ.

Belfort was riding a three-fight KO win streak over elite MWs namely Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold and Dan Henderson. However, all those victories came while Belfort was on the Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) regime.

TRT was eventually banned in 2013 due to many fighters abusing (overusing the drugs), and Belfort faced Weidman at UFC 187 in 2015. Belfort and his team hyped him up as a monster but without the TRT, he proved to be no match for the All-American.

After landing a brief flurry against the cage, Belfort backed up and Weidman took him down with ease, proceeding to ground-and-pound the ‘Phenom’ into oblivion.

Chris Weidman’s dominant performance against Vitor Belfort served to further accentuate the understanding that TRT and other illegal-PEDs have a huge influence on the outcomes in MMA.