Everyone wondered how Vitor Belfort would look when he stepped into the Octagon with Chris Weidman at UFC 187. It was his first fight in a year and a half, and his first fight since the testosterone replacement therapy he formerly used was banned. Belfort looked good from the opening bell, swarming Weidman with punches; but the champ weathered the early attacks, took Belfort to the mat, and then finished him in a flurry of strikes. RELATED > UFC 187 Fight Highlights Video: Chris Weidman Finishes Vitor Belfort The Brazilian, having had some time to reflect, didn’t blame his performance on the lack of TRT, but said he suffered a dislocated right shoulder prior to the fight that caused him to throw less punches with his right hand than is normal for him. “If I took one step back, waited a little bit, I would have knocked him out,” Belfort said in a recent press conference in Brazil, according to a report by MMAFighting ‘s Guilherme Cruz. “I’m sure I would have knocked him out
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