So Weidman vs. Belfort - What does Vitor bring to the table?

Taric said:
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Hmm...
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lol @ this post

prophetic
 
He has a chance for a KO.

But his tdd isn't nearly as good as Machida's. He'll end up on his back all night.
 
Vitor is not going to be affected by Weidmans pressure. It will turn into a brawl that Belfort would win 7/10 time imo
 
omawho402 said:
I hope so, but I doubt it. Most Silva fans became Weidman fans after Weidman vs Silva 1 and 2. Ppl love Weidman and I think it would be a hard pill for them to swallow that their new undefeated hero showed he is human, just like we seen Silva is human. But, nothing would make me happier than Vitor beating Weidman and proving everyone wrong.
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As an Anderson Silva fan I've got to say that while I respect Weidman I haven't become a Weidman fan. I rooted against him vs. Machida. I would root against him vs. Belfort. Not because I hate Weidman but I want to see him lose because he beat one of my favorite fighters. I like Machida and Belfort but I want to see Weidman lose more than I care about watching either of those fighters win.

As for Belfort's reception on Sherdog he has a lot of fans and people have been giving him props for recent victories despite being on TRT. The haters who accuse him of being on steroids will try to discredit every victory but Belfort is a likable fighter. I expect him to get a lot of props for a victory of Weidman who has a lot of hype at the moment.
 
People who are discounting Vitor because he's off the Jesus juice are crazy.

The guy is still a first round nightmare sans TRT.

That being said, I think Vitor loses, but not because of TRT (or lack thereof),I think we're going to see Vitor choking. He's not going to come out balls to the wall like he did the last 3 fights. I believe his confidence is shook from all the crap he's been through and i think he's going to be hesitant like he was in the Jon Jones fight.

We're going to see a cautious and smart Weidman in Rd.1, with Vitor taking his time and picking his shots, maybe he'll throw a couple deadly strikes, but he'll wait too long for an opening and eventually lose confidence (like he's done numerous times). This will lead to a late 2nd Rd. or 3rd Rd. Tko or Sub by Weidman.
 
Vitor is much more dangerous than Machida. Weidman knows Belfort is much more dangerous than Machida, already because of power and speed. He won't go against Belfort like against Lyoto. He will use different tactic, but only question is how will be Vitor without TRT.
 
MysticNinjaJay said:
I don't know how much TRT has helped Vitor. Belfort has always been explosive and testosterone doesn't help you land highlight reel kicks.
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I don't know if this is fighter bashing but i'm certain Belfort has been on stuff his entire career. With the changes taking place and all the random testing, this might be the first time we see a somewhat clean Vitor.
 
omawho402 said:
That's 10% better of a chance than anyone else at the moment lmao.
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Haha yea it looks like it. A rematch with machida would probably be his biggest threat.

I actually see Mousasi as a bigger threat than Trt-less vitor too. But still not too big of a threat. This could be a long reign for weidman.
 
MysticNinjaJay said:
That's a good point about Belfort's performance against Jones. He almost submitted him. I still have the image of Belfort getting beaten down twice by Randy Couture stuck in my mind but if we look at recent performances Belfort's takedown defense has been really good and his ground game has been good as well. Jones still broke him but not as badly as Couture. I think Middleweight is the ideal weight class for Belfort though and I don't think Weidman will have such an easy time manhandling Vitor. Weidman wasn't able to do much to Machida on the ground and while I think Machida has the better takedown defense I think Belfort's is good enough to keep him out of danger.

The standup exchanges should be interesting. Vitor has developed better timing and patience enabling him to blitz at just the right moment. He can also do this as early in the fight as possible making him dangerous from the opening bell. If he can catch Weidman early he should be able to put him away. If Machida was aggressive from the beginning I think he might have beaten Weidman but that's just not his style. He's a counter striker and needs to feel his opponent out before working his striking game. Belfort has the gift of being able to get a fighter's timing down early and capitalize. I hope everything works out with Vitor and the athletic commission so we can see a great fight.
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Very well said.. the couture fight and tito fight a lot of people bring it up, but forget that the fight was 10 years ago!! not to mention it was during the time that his sister was kidnapped...not sure how many peoples mental game would be on a point.. imagine going through a training camp while you have that on your mind
 
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