And like that ‘poof,’ he’s gone. Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission declared that they were banning Testosterone Replacement Therapy after months and years of pleading from the more level-headed of the fans and pundits of the sport, now here we are – Vitor Belfort is gone. Lyoto Machida is officially in against Chris Weidman at UFC 173 at May 24th can’t get here soon enough.
It was announced on Fox Sports at 1:15 in the friggin’ morning -Machida is now on a mission to avenge his friend, Anderson Silva. Weidman holds the belt that he wants, and this new Machida Era has come to it’s ultimate culmination – the title.
I can’t wait. I seriously can’t.
Until then, we’ll search for more news, but right now Vitor Belfort doesn’t have a quote, or an official reason for pulling out. The only thing that’s a official is the marquee change.
