Bisping: Belfort will be weaker, slower vs. Weidman
Michael Bisping: “The longer you are off the testosterone you were prescribed to take by a doctor, the more physical changes your body will make.”
On a press conference Tuesday to promote his upcoming fight with Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping was asked his thoughts on the upcoming middleweight title fight between Vitor Belfort and Chris Weidman. Bisping lost a fight to Belfort while Belfort was on testosterone replacement therapy approved by the athletic commission.
Nevada has recently banned the regime for all athletes and the UFC followed suit. With Belfort unable to use TRT therapy he sees that as a big advantage for Weidman:
Vitor is the No. 1 contender, Bisping said during a Tuesday conference call. What were my feelings when he got put back [in that spot]? My feelings were this: That is a huge benefit for Chris Weidman, simply because Vitor was on testosterone replacement therapy for a long time, and that does have an impact on your body and the amount of muscle you carry.
The longer you are off the testosterone you were prescribed to take by a doctor, the more physical changes your body will make, Bisping said. But we could be talking over a year when he hasn’t been on the prescriptions he was before. I think the longer it goes before that fight happens, the more Chris Weidman will benefit.
Vitor’s gonna be weaker, slower, not as strong.