{"id":110068,"date":"2014-08-28T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T22:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=110068"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:37:01","slug":"weidman-vitor-looks-like-hes-lost-muscle-still-expecting-tough-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/weidman-vitor-looks-like-hes-lost-muscle-still-expecting-tough-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Weidman: &#8216;Vitor Looks Like He&#8217;s Lost Muscle, still expecting tough fight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-168-results-silva-suffers-gruesome-leg-injury-after-checked-kick-weidman-wins-in-round-2\/chris-weidman-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-79755\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79755\" title=\"Chris Weidman Wins PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chris-Weidman-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chris-Weidman-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chris-Weidman-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chris-Weidman-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last night on FOX Sports 1, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman joined the UFC on FOX crew to talk shop with show hosts, and discuss his upcoming title tilt against Vitor Belfort.<\/p>\n<p>Check it:<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_7731\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_7730\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_7789\"><strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_21723\">Weidman on what Vitor Belfort brings to the title fight:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHe has a lot of experience. He was a champion when he was 19. I went after him with the TRT thing. He\u2019s been caught cheating twice. But I\u2019m expecting the best Vitor ever. He\u2019ll be motivated to quiet all the doubters he has. He looks like he\u2019s lost muscle. One of his weak points was his cardo, but it\u2019ll be stronger now. I\u2019m expecting a tough fight with Vitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_7786\"><strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409242308363_21721\">Weidman on if he still has doubters:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAny time you have doubters, it\u2019s motivating. I fought Anderson Silva, the greatest of all time, and I knocked him out and there were doubters. Then him breaking his leg, there are still doubters. Then beating Lyoto, there are still doubters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Last night on FOX Sports 1, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman joined the UFC on FOX crew to talk shop with show hosts, and discuss his upcoming title tilt against Vitor Belfort. Check it: Weidman on what Vitor Belfort brings to the title fight:\u00a0\u201cHe has a lot of experience. 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