Belfort (photo) will face Weidman in February. Photo: Disclosure
O anti-doping test made by Vitor belfort at the beginning of the month it was negative. The information was passed on by the Nevada Athletic Commission, the body that requested the test, to the website of the North American broadcaster “ESPN”.
Belfort, scheduled to face Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight belt, he will only receive the license to fight if he passes some random anti-doping tests before the fight date. On the 1st, the Brazilian provided blood and urine samples to representatives of the Nevada Commission, which did not show traces of prohibited substances. Furthermore, his testosterone level, the subject of recent contention over TRT, was also normal.
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With this, the fight between Belfort and Weidman gets closer and closer to happening. Due to the fact that the fight was transferred from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the next exams to be carried out on the Brazilian must be organized by the California Athletic Commission. Belfort applied for a license to fight in California last week.
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The controversy involving Belfort and anti-doping tests began at the beginning of the year, when the Brazilian, still on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), was caught with levels of the hormone above the permitted level. With the banning of TRT in MMA, Belfort will only be able to fight again if he presents tests that prove his body is normal. The fight between Weidman and Belfort is scheduled for February 28th, in the main attraction of UFC 184.
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