C. Weidman (left) and V. Belfort (right) wrapped in the Brazilian and US flags. Photo: Instagram/Reproduction
As soon as Chris Weidman defeated the Brazilian Lyoto Machida in the main fight of UFC 175, an event held last Saturday (05), in Las Vegas, another athlete from the country has already applied to dethrone the North American. Vitor belfort, who was scheduled to face the champion, but had to leave the dispute due to the end of hormone replacement treatment (remember here), went to social media to demand his chance to win the middleweight belt.
Through his Instagram account, Belfort even questioned that Chris Weidman would be running away from the fight against him. “Now I want what I deserve, my title fight! Do not run away!!! No excuses!!! “, she wrote.
At 36, Vitor belfort He has a record of 24 wins and ten losses as a professional. In his last fights, Belfort used TRT and has since become the main exponent of the treatment in the UFC, a condition that has made him the center of enormous controversy.
In 2013, Vitor won three knockout victories – against Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold e Dan Henderson – and qualified for the middleweight title fight against the current champion Chris Weidman at UFC 173, on May 24th. Faced with the change in regulation by the Nevada Athletic Commission, which banned exemptions for the use of TRT, the “Phenomenon” ended up leaving the fight and giving way to his compatriot Lyoto Machida, who was defeated last night.