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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"He's gonna be a lot different fighter. Who knows what he's gonna be like, but I just don't think he's gonna have much for Weidman. He looks old and he looks like he's got a chicken neck now, so I don't know. He looks tiny! I don't know how he's gonna keep the weight on, 'cause he was on UFC on Fox, man the guy looked tiny. He literally looked like a small welterweight. I don't get it. I don't get how you get caught for steroids and get the title shot, getting a license and all that. Whatever, I don't know. He looks tiny now have you seen him?"
-Luke Rockhold spoke with Submission Radio recently about Vitor Belfort into Belfort's UFC 181 title fight with Chris Weidman (transcribed by BloodyElbow.com).
Penick's Analysis: There's no question that Belfort is looking a lot smaller post-TRT, and that's absolutely to be expected given the levels of testosterone he's shown in subsequent drug tests after the treatment. His body isn't producing the hormone on its own at the level it used to following the treatment, so that's going to be an issue going forward. Whether that has an effect on his power and effectiveness in the cage is something we'll all find out on Dec. 6, but Rockhold is among many who believe he's going to be in a lot of trouble against Weidman.
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