{"id":116709,"date":"2014-10-26T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=116709"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:14:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:14:24","slug":"weidman-vs-belfort-set-for-ufc-184-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/weidman-vs-belfort-set-for-ufc-184-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Weidman vs. Belfort Set For UFC 184 In February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/nevada-wont-be-testing-vitor-belfort-ahead-of-weidman-bout\/vitor-belfort-19\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116311\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1.jpg\" alt=\"Vitor Belfort\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Vitor-Belfort1-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort once again have a date that the pair will meet inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>The bout is scheduled to finally go down on February 28th at UFC 184 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Belfort spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/10\/26\/7073401\/vitor-belfort-confirms-chris-weidman-title-fight-for-feb-28-in-los\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting <\/a>about the bout:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;On Feb. 28, I will be stepping inside the cage and winning this belt.  It\u2019s going to be good, right after Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Los Angeles is a great place, the first place I lived when I moved to the United States.  It was the right place. I\u2019m really happy with this news.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belfort had stated previously that he believed the UFC should have an interim champion in the mean time, since his bout with Weidman was pushed back after Weidman broke his hand in December, a position he defended.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He was active this year, but he got hurt twice.  An interim title keeps the division moving. The only person that wins with it is (the champion) that got hurt. It\u2019s frustrating for everyone \u2013 fighters, media and fans \u2013 to see that you won\u2019t have a title fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort once again have a date that the pair will meet inside the Octagon. 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Belfort spoke to MMAFighting about the bout: &#8220;On Feb. 28, I will be stepping inside the cage and winning this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":116311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[220,9,9689,11,15,9654,1057],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weidman vs. Belfort Set For UFC 184 In February | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/weidman-vs-belfort-set-for-ufc-184-in-february\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weidman vs. Belfort Set For UFC 184 In February | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort once again have a date that the pair will meet inside the Octagon. 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