LAS VEGAS – Chris Weidman uncharacteristically got into Vitor Belfort’s face Friday at the weigh-in prior to their middleweight title fight Saturday in UFC 187 at the MGM Grand Garden.
Weidman angrily said Belfort was using performance-enhancing drugs and that his testosterone levels were still too high.
But before he stormed off the stage Friday, Weidman vowed he’d beat Belfort no matter what the veteran Brazilian had been using.
Weidman then went out and backed up his talk. He survived an early onslaught from the veteran Brazilian, scored a takedown and pounded Belfort with shots from the top until referee Herb Dean stopped it at 2:53 of the first round.