{"id":134214,"date":"2015-03-25T20:51:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T03:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=134214"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:42:30","slug":"chris-weidman-im-going-dominate-vitor-belfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chris-weidman-im-going-dominate-vitor-belfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Weidman: &#8220;I&#8217;m going to dominate Vitor Belfort&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fn7CFviWPP4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chris Weidman discusses his upcoming bout with Vitor Belfort, fighting ring rust from injury and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidman on MMA getting legalized in New York:<\/strong> \u201cThere are two things I envisioned when I got into this sport. Winning the belt and fighting in Madison Square Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidman on if he\u2019s frustrated by the delays with his title fight vs. Vitor Belfort<\/strong>: \u201cNo. I have these goals, things I\u2019ve envisioned. I want to clear out my division and become the best of all time. I\u2019m very motivated not to lose and to shut up the doubters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidman on how he keeps motivated for Belfort since the fight has been put off several times now:<\/strong> \u201cI have a lot of respect for him. When you watch his fights, he\u2019s a technician on his feet and on the ground. I\u2019m going out to dominate him. His biggest thing is his stand up. I\u2019m not afraid of him. I\u2019m not sure how it\u2019s going to finish, but I\u2019m definitely going to finish him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidman on his coach Ray Longo saying he\u2019s the greatest of all time:<\/strong> \u201cHe\u2019s a very smart guy. It\u2019s important to have coaches with high goals for you and to believe in you. When he believes in me, it gives me confidence to go and get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Weidman discusses his upcoming bout with Vitor Belfort, fighting ring rust from injury and more. Weidman on MMA getting legalized in New York: \u201cThere are two things I envisioned when I got into this sport. 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