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Vitor Belfort teases rematch with Wanderlei Silva
ONE Championship star Vitor Belfort has teased the idea of a rematch with Wanderlei Silva, 22 years after their first encounter. While his last fight may have taken place more than two years ago at UFC 224 when he was knocked out by Lyoto Machida, Belfort is ready to get back into the cage and […]
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Video | Mike Tyson, Vitor Belfort and others get into scuffle with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite
Mike Tyson, Vitor Belfort, Henry Cejudo & Rashad Evans all appeared on AEW Dynamite last night in a segment with Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle faction. All Elite Wrestling, for those outside of the pro wrestling bubble, is the rising force in the industry and now serves as the number two promotion behind WWE in North […]
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Vitor Belfort wants AEW tag team match with Mike Tyson
ONE Championship star Vitor Belfort wants to partake in an AEW tag team match with boxing legend Mike Tyson. Belfort has recently been training with Tyson, and also attended an AEW event in Jacksonville, Florida, of which Tyson was a part. Now he wants to join the boxing star in the AEW ring. “I think […]
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Mike Tyson trains with Vitor Belfort ahead of comeback
Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson is getting some work in with MMA star Vitor Belfort ahead of his widely-discussed comeback. Belfort shared a clip of a training session with Tyson on Instagram, adding that the boxer was one of his key inspirations in the early days of his fighting career. View this post on […]
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Alain Ngalani finding new motivation in special rules bout with Vitor Belfort
Alain Ngalani has been given the momentous task of welcoming former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort to ONE Championship, and he relishes that challenge. In fact, it’s providing him with new motivation after a prolonged period of listlessness. Ngalani, who hails from Cameroon and now lives in Hong Kong, says the bout will most […]
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Vitor Belfort confirms opponent for ONE Championship debut
Vitor Belfort says he has an opponent for his ONE Championship debut. Belfort, who signed with ONE Championship in early 2019, recently told AsianMMA.com he has accepted a fight with hulking Hong Kong-based heavyweight Alain Ngalani. “I like it,” Belfort said of Ngalani. “He’s a very tough competitor. Very skilled and very strong, a big […]
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Vitor Belfort: ONE debut was in the works before pandemic hit
Vitor Belfort says his ONE Championship debut was in the works before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Belfort revealed that his debut was nearly finalized in an interview with MMA Junkie. “So my agent has been taking to Chatri [Sityodtong] to finalize a fight, but then all of this came along,” Belfort told MMA Junkie. […]
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Vitor Belfort calls for the ‘most anticipated rematch that will ever happen’ against Wanderlei Silva
Vitor Belfort wants to rematch Wanderlei Silva. The two fought back in October of 1998 at UFC Brazil where it was Belfort who won by first round TKO. Since then, Silva became the Pride champion while Belfort won the UFC’s light heavyweight championship and both have gone their own ways. Silva has since signed with […]
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Possible opponents for Vitor Belfort’s ONE Championship debut
Vitor Belfort is already a legend. Throughout his career, Belfort had broken barriers and reinvented himself. He’s gone from being a brawler who specialized in disposing of his opponents as quickly as possible to a more well-rounded athlete capable of submitting his foes as well as knocking them out. Belfort has won UFC titles in […]
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VIDEO | Vitor Belfort looks absolutely jacked ahead of ONE debut
MMA veteran Vitor Belfort appears to be in top form as he prepares to make his ONE Championship debut in the new year. In an Instagram video posted by Evolve MMA, Belfort looked every bit the killer he was in his heyday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EVOLVE MMA (@evolvemma) Acclaimed […]
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Wanderlei Silva calls out Vitor Belfort for bare-knuckle fight
MMA legend Wanderlei Silva, who recently signed with Bare Knuckle FC, has called out long-time rival Vitor Belfort to a bare-knuckle fight. Speaking to AgFight.com, Silva said he badly wants to get his hands on Belfort. “Regarding Bare Knuckle, I was invited to make an appearance there. I was invited to watch (Antonio Bigfoot Silva’s) […]
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Vitor Belfort asks Joe Rogan to corner him in his ONE Championship debut
After Vitor Belfort was knocked out by Lyoto Machida at UFC 224, the former champion announced his retirement from the sport. But, after a year away from MMA it was announced in late February that the 42-year-old had signed with ONE Championship. Since then, there has been little to no talk about when Belfort will […]
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Cosmo Alexandre wants to welcome Vitor Belfort to ONE Championship
Earlier this month, Brazilian striking expert Cosmo Alexandre derailed the ONE Championship debut of Sage Northcutt with a jaw-dropping first-round knockout. For those unfamiliar with Alexandre’s body of work, this outcome came as a shock. Yet it’s just the kind of outcome the Brazilian destroyer had envisioned for himself. “I was ready for a war,” […]
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Chatri Sityodtong updates on ONE debut of Vitor Belfort, next fight for Demetrious Johnson
Under the leadership of CEO Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship has signed a host of free agents of late, such as Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt, and Vitor Belfort. Johnson and Alvarez have already debuted in the ONE cage — with very different results — and Northcutt will do so on May 17 in Singapore. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Brandon Vera discusses potential ONE Championship showdown with Vitor Belfort
ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon Vera is currently gearing up for a showdown with ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion Aung La N Sang, which is set to occur in Tokyo this October. This fight with Aung La is currently consuming all of the Filipino-American titleholder’s focus. That being said, he is interested in […]
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Roy Jones Jr. responds to Vitor Belfort’s call for ONE Championship showdown
Vitor Belfort is now a ONE Championship fighter. While “The Phenom” can look forward to some exciting MMA bouts under the ONE banner, he’s also keen to take advantage of the fact that organization promotes other martial arts as well — namely boxing. Speaking shortly after he signed with ONE Championship, Belfort expressed interest in […]
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Vitor Belfort has an interesting idea for his first ONE Championship fight
Vitor Belfort is the latest high profile free agent to sign with Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship. This exciting news was announced by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong on Thursday evening. “BREAKING NEWS: I am thrilled to announce that UFC Legend Vitor Belfort is now a ONE Championship athlete! A former UFC Heavyweight and Light […]
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BREAKING | Vitor Belfort becomes latest addition to ONE Championship
In terms of hot MMA promotions right now, there may be none that is more of fire than the Singapore based ONE Championship. Over the recent months, ONE has made several big-name acquisitions for their roster. Most notably being none other than former UFC champions Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, and Miesha Tate (Vice […]
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BREAKING | Vitor Belfort ends his retirement
Vitor Belfort is retired no longer. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday afternoon, the Brazilian MMA legend announced his intentions to end his retirement. Belfort has not yet signed with a promotion, so details on the date and opponent for his comeback are still a mystery. #HelwaniShow Vitor Belfort to @arielhelwani:"I could not […]
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Vitor Belfort eyes fights with Wanderlei Silva, ‘Rampage’, Chael Sonnen
Last night, in the co-main event of Bellator 206, MMA legends Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson stepped onto the canvas together for a fourth time. In the end, Rampage won this fourth fight by second-round TKO, moving to 2-2 in his rivalry with Silva. Though Rampage is now calling for a Bellator heavyweight title […]
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Recently retired former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is already hinting at a comeback!
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort (26-14 MMA) might not be done with fighting after all. The mixed martial arts legend, who retired from the sport following his brutal knockout loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 224, recently took to social media where he delivered the following message which hints at a possible comeback. […]
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Vitor Belfort explains why he fought through injury at UFC 224
Earlier this month, MMA legend Vitor Belfort stepped into the UFC’s Octagon for a final time, taking on fellow Brazilian legend Lyoto Machida. He did so on the main card of UFC 224, which went down in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the end, this fight with Machida went disastrously for Belfort, […]
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Wanderlei Silva still wants Rampage Jackson fight, but would take Dan Henderson or Vitor Belfort
We’ve only seen the ‘Axe Murderer’, Wanderlei Silva step foot in the cage once in the last five years. That time being for when he headlined Bellator’s big Madison Square Garden show, Bellator 180 opposite his longtime rival, Chael Sonnen. ‘The American Gangster’ would go on to earn the unanimous decision victory by grinding out […]
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Vitor Belfort went into UFC 224 fight with Lyoto Machida injured
One of MMA’s all-time greatest finishers fought their final battle this past Saturday. In the main card opener, “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort took on Lyoto Machida in a clash of Brazilian former UFC light heavyweight champions. Machida was the one to walk away with the spectacular knockout victory thus spoiling what would be Belfort’s retirement party […]
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Michael Bisping has no sympathy for Vitor Belfort’s loss in retirement bout, “he’s built a career off being a cheat”
One man who is never short on words is the former UFC middleweight champion, “The Count” Michael Bisping. With former opponent of Bisping’s, Vitor Belfort’s career coming to an end this past Saturday at UFC 224 with a violent knockout loss to Lyoto Machida, Bisping shared his thoughts on the legendary Brazilians departure from the sport […]
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Jon Jones sends heartfelt message to retiring Vitor Belfort, suggests future grappling rematch
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 224, Vitor Belfort stepped into the UFC’s Octagon for what’s believed to be the last time. Unfortunately, his retirement fight didn’t go the way he planned, as he was put down by a second-round crane kick from his opponent Lyoto Machida. Despite this unfortunate twist, Belfort’s retirement […]
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Vitor Belfort breaks silence on KO loss to Lyoto Machida
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 224, MMA legend Vitor Belfort stepped into the UFC’s Octagon for a final time. His opponent in this swan song was a fellow Brazilian legend in Lyoto Machida. Regrettably, Belfort’s Hall-of-Fame worthy career didn’t wrap up the way he planned. Instead, he had his batteries removed by […]
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UFC 224 Results: Lyoto Machida destroys Vitor Belfort (VIDEO)
A middleweight fight featuring former UFC light heavyweight champions Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 224 pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bout is expected to serve as Belfort’s retirement fight. Round one begins and both fighters seem tentative early. Both men are staying at […]