Belfort

By FCF Staff

Vitor Belfort has cleared another hurdle, in advance of his middleweight title fight with Chris Weidman at UFC 184, as the challenger has reportedly passed a random drug test he recently took.

Earlier this month it was revealed that the Nevada State Athletic Commission had submitted a random test to Belfort, while the fighter was training in Florida. According to a follow up report from ESPN.com, the commission has confirmed that both Belfort’s urine and blood samples tested negative for a banned substances. In addition, Belfort’s testosterone levels were found to be in the acceptable range.

Belfort was granted a license to fight in Nevada several months ago, but it was conditional upon the fighter receiving and passing random drug tests. Belfort is a former testosterone-replacement-therapy user, who reportedly tested for elevated levels of testosterone earlier this year. TRT was banned by the Nevada Commission not long after.

The Weidman-Belfort fight was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on December 6th, but after the champion injured his hand, the bout was moved to Los Angeles for February 28th.