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***OFFICIAL*** Chris Weidman VS. Vitor Belfort

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Middleweight Championship bout: 185 pounds
Co-Main event - Five round fight for the UFC Middleweight Title


 
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Chris when he actually shows up in the ring is as though as they come. So bar a really powerful head kick from Vitor i don't see how he he loses this.

The only weakness i see in his game is that his posture makes him vulnerable to leg kicks, and no i don't think he will be able to check another like he did vs Silva.

And Vitor is not really known for devastating leg kicks for that matter.
 
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I don't think head kicks would be a problem for Weidman. His distance management is too good for single strikes to land on him. Where he really has shown to be vulnerable is against straight blasts (Machida fight) which is something Belfort actually is known for. So at least the first two rounds should be interesting as long as Belfort has a full gas tank.
 
#5 ·
Chris has quite the skill set and is aggressive in terms of forward pressure and footwork, has good size and reach for the division, pulls off some complex strategies with confidence, but he is not the fastest guy. He likes to bully but he is yet to be bullied, Vitor can turn this around with one clean opening, and they will be there.

Vitor has all the attributes to trouble Chris but yet again we are faced with young vs old, which afflicts any prediction.
 
#6 ·
This is total changing of the old guard. If Weidman wins he will have beaten Anderson (although I will never fully accept the way Anderson lost), Machida, and Belfort. That's basically the current old guard of the division. If Chris can win this he can move on to some of the new guys.

I don't think it will be easy for Chris, though. I think Belfort has the better training camp, more experience, and more raw power. Chris is going to have to fight a really technical fight and tire Vitor out.
 
#12 ·
Weidman will dominate this fight tonight, Vitor's weakness has always been strong wrestlers and no TRT + the layoff will help Weidman even more.

Weidman wins via takedowns and smothering top control in the first two rounds leading to a vicious TKO in the third.
 
#15 ·
The UFC protecting Rockholds image is really admirable. Having rockhold ranked above vitor. Rogan talking about vitor string of headkick knockouts but only mentions bisping and hendo. Come on now.


Side note I AM SO PUMPED FOR THIS FIGHT COME ON VITOR!!!
 
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