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Vitor Belfort talks controversial pre-UFC 187 drug tests, wonders if Chris Weidman stopped 'cycling’

Days before the middleweight title fight between Weidman and Belfort in May, a report by ESPN revealed that both fighters passed a pre-UFC 187 random drug test, but the Brazilian’s testosterone levels were higher than Weidman’s.

According to the report, Weidman had a 3.7 ng/ml testosterone level, while Belfort had a 12 ng/ml testosterone level two weeks before. At the official weigh-ins on May 22, Weidman snapped.

"I left him alone with this whole drug-test thing," Weidman said after making weight. "But then we just found out during camp he had a 1200 testosterone score.