{"id":87999,"date":"2014-02-28T12:52:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T20:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=87999"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:00:33","slug":"vitor-belfort-blames-the-ufc-for-his-ufc-173-withdrawal-says-he-never-gave-up-his-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vitor-belfort-blames-the-ufc-for-his-ufc-173-withdrawal-says-he-never-gave-up-his-slot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitor Belfort Blames The UFC For His UFC 173 Withdrawal, Says He Never Gave Up His Slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/vitor-belfortt-wants-winner-of-weidmansilva\/vitorpng-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73948\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73948\" title=\"vitorPNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/vitorPNG1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/vitorPNG1.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/vitorPNG1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/vitorPNG1-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith the news that <a href=\"Nevada Commission Bans TRT Statewide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada has banned all athletes from using TRT<\/a>, Vitor Belfort, <a href=\"With TRT Ban In Effect Belfort Removed From Title Fight, Machida In Versus Weidman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was removed from his UFC 173 title shot against Chris Weidman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vitor, took to his social media shortly after to assure fans that he didn&#8217;t pull out of the fight, the UFC made him:<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s his statement:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I never give up the fight at UFC 173 and never<a href=\"VItor Releases Statement On TRT Ban And UFC 173 Withdrawal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said that<\/a>. \u2026 The UFC decided to put another opponent in my place because I didn\u2019t have time to fit the new rules of the NSAC. According to the UFC, I will face the winner of Weidman vs Lyoto within the new regulations of all the athletic commissions.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m sorry that this happened, and I appreciate the strength and understanding of all fans, sponsors, UFC and athletic commissions&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the news that Nevada has banned all athletes from using TRT, Vitor Belfort, was removed from his UFC 173 title shot against Chris Weidman. 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