{"id":72720,"date":"2013-11-01T09:39:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T16:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=72720"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:37:46","slug":"vitor-belfort-would-stop-trt-for-a-title-shot-if-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vitor-belfort-would-stop-trt-for-a-title-shot-if-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitor Belfort would stop TRT for a title shot if necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/vitor-belfort.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49302\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/vitor-belfort.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/vitor-belfort.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/vitor-belfort-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/vitor-belfort-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vitor &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has been under a lot of scrutiny for his use of TRT (Testosterone replacement therapy.)<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old former UFC champion, Belfort, has looked spectacular in his past two octagon appearances, earning headkick knockout wins over perennial contenders Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold.<\/p>\n<p>Belfort recently stated that should it be necessary for him to stop TRT for a world title fight, he would, but doesn&#8217;t\u00a0feel it&#8217;s necessary:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I\u2019ve already said that, if they agree with it, I would (stop doing TRT),&#8221; <\/em>he said.<em> &#8220;No problem at all. If they want me to get there in a disadvantage, that\u2019s ok.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But they already told me that\u2019s not the problem,&#8221; <\/em>he continued.<em> &#8220;UFC told me \u2018you can\u2019t get in there in disadvantage.\u2019 The thing is, I\u2019m in normal testosterone levels with TRT. That\u2019s the treatment. People don\u2019t seem to understand that I\u2019m the only guy that does blood tests. Many fighters don\u2019t do this, many use illegal stuff and are not tested like I am. I\u2019m tested all the time. Week after week, month after month. I have to keep the levels normal to make it fair.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em>Vitor is set to rematch Dan Henderson (29-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 32 on November 9, in Brazil.\u00a0 With a win over &#8220;Hendo,&#8221; Belfort hopes to be rewarded with the winner of UFC 168&#8217;s middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitor &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has been under a lot of scrutiny for his use of TRT (Testosterone replacement therapy.) The 35-year-old former UFC champion, Belfort, has looked spectacular in his past two octagon appearances, earning headkick knockout wins over perennial contenders Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold. 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