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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I don't give a s***. I'll go back down to Brazil and fight Vitor on steroids. He's not going to land that kick again. I will overcome Vitor Belfort. No matter what, steroids or not, doesn't matter to me. Lightning will not strike twice. There's some fishy things going on. The highs and lows of Vitor Belfort, I would not want to be that guy. Be on top of the world getting all these 'knockouts of the night' and all these awards of the year and then all of a sudden get shunned into the shadows. He leads a shady life and it seems like karma might be coming back... Who knows what's going on with Belfort. He seems to be completely silent about it. Who knows what happened with that last drug test of his or when he's going to be fighting. I hope he comes back soon, because I definitely would be seeking that fight sooner than later."
-Luke Rockhold talks to FoxSports.com about wanting another shot at Vitor Belfort.
Penick's Analysis: Belfort's certainly coming off poorly in his absence right now. Getting pulled from UFC 173 after the TRT ban and no word about when he'll be returning or if he'll be trying to fight off TRT, it doesn't look good for him right now. Rockhold has ammunition to use against him given that three fight head kick KO streak came while Belfort was on TRT, and off it, Rockhold wants a crack. Rightfully so as well. He's got a fight with Tim Boetsch this weekend to keep him busy, but if he keeps winning fights, maybe he'll get that shot against a non-TRT'd Belfort in the future.
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