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Vitor Belfort believes he could have knocked Weidman out if he had 'taken a step back'

Vitor Belfort talks about his loss to Chris Weidman and looks back to his mistake of being too hasty to finish the fight. He believes he could've knocked Weidman out if he had taken his time.

Vitor Belfort regrets his performance against Chris Weidman at UFC 187. During a press conference at his gym in Las Vegas, The Phenom claimed had he not been to hasty to finish Weidman during a flurry of punches he threw in the first round, he could have walked out victorious.

"I spent too much energy there," Combate reported.