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VIDEO | Vitor Belfort Giving Back To The Kids
Former UFC champ, Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort is showing his softer side, while training the kids.
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Belfort Cleared To Fight In Brazil
Top UFC middleweight, Vitor Belfort recently declared he was clean of TRT and ready to fight. CABMMA, Brazil’s athletic commission recently told MMAFighting.com that Belfort was welcome to fight inside their territory and would receive the same treatment and testing as any other MMA fighter. Check it: “He can fight here, no problem, but he […]
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PHOTO | Lyoto Machida’s Father At Age 18
Before there was a Lyoto Machida, there was this man, the Master of the Machida fighting system and father to the former UFC light-heavyweight champion and current middleweight title challenger, Yoshizo Machida.
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Belfort Believes ‘Jacare’ Not Machida Should Have Replaced Him
“It makes no sense he (Lyoto) is being touted to fight for the belt, but it would make sense if was Jacare. If there is a ranking system, this ranking should be respected. It is like what Jon Jones said, the rankings don’t mean anything. We have to accept their decision but as I said […]
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Sonnen: ‘My UFC career will not be complete until I fight Vitor Belfort’
“I think outside of Jon Jones, Vitor is the scariest guy in the UFC right now. Vitor’s and I’s paths will cross. There’s two guys that for my career to be complete, I have to fight. It’s Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort. That’s not a secret. The UFC will tell you the same thing. It […]
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PHOTO’s | Vitor Belfort Gives Back – Fights Bullying In Brazil
Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort is giving back to the community with a campaign, teaching kids how to handle and deal with Bullying. “I have a great project here in Brasil fighting bulling in school,” said Vitor through his official Instagram. “Everything is ready this is a dream for me and my family. Helping changing the […]
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Vitor: ‘I Feel Like An Animal Off TRT’
“Whoever has the belt will be my next opponent. That’s a fact. I feel like an animal. The Holy Spirit gives me everything I need. I’m training like an animal. Nobody trains harder than me. My hormone stays at 200 today, and the normal range is from 300 to 800. (TRT) raised my levels to […]
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Dana White on “Hilarious” Vitor’s Plan For Return: “He’s fooling himself”
Saturday we heard from former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, and he told us he was ready to fight and finally clean of TRT. “I did all the tests that Nevada requires,” Belfort said. Now, during his UFC 172 post-fight scrum, Dana White addressed Vitor’s statements, and he isn’t too impressed. Check it: “He’s gotta solve […]
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TRT Free Belfort Wants To Replace Machida In Weidman Title Fight
Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort was originally scheduled to face off with Chris Weidman in May. That was before the TRT ban happened. He was later forced to give up his slot, to Lyoto Machida, because the timing wasn’t right for him to cycle off his testosterone treatment. However, now he’s clean. And he wants he […]
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VIDEO | No TRT Vitor Looks Big, Fast, Mean
Nearly two months removed from the TRT ban and Vitor Belfort looks sharp and in form. Thoughts?
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Dana White: If Vitor Can Get Licensed In Nevada He Gets Title Shot
The UFC’s top middleweight contender, Vitor Belfort was forced out of his earned title shot when the ban on Testosterone Replacement Therapy went into action. Forced to sit on the sidelines due to a doctor prescribed treatment, Belfort agreed to get off the controversial therapy in order to continue the pursuit of his dreams. Now, […]
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VIDEO | Machida Goes ‘Karate Kid’ On The Tightrope
Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida is back at it in this video, recently posted to his instagram. We first saw the former light-heavyweight champion’s balancing skills in THIS clip, and now we have more. Enjoy! Here’s another:
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Vitor Belfort Responds To Rockhold’s Criticism
Yesterday we ran a quote from former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold. Still bitter about his defeat against Belfort, Rockhold blasted the former UFC champ for having a ‘Shady’ life, citing Karma as a reason for his ultimate demise. (Read that Here). Now, Belfort has taken to his instragram with a response. The photo reads:This […]
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Vitor Belfort No Longer Guaranteed Title Shot Following TRT Ban Fiasco
“I haven’t talked to Vitor since everything happened. I don’t know if his fight for the title will happen this year. I haven’t heard anything from him. He has to solve a lot of things before. He has to solve his problems, not us. If he is still the number 1 contender? I don’t know, […]
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Vitor Belfort Talks UFC Rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC middleweight title contender Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort dropped in the UFC’s official rankings from the #2 slot to #3. Lyoto Machida stepped into the #2 spot after it was announced that, due to the recent TRT ban, Belfort would not be competing for the title against champion Chris Weidman, and as […]
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Belfort Embarrassed By Sonnen & Wanderlei Following TUF Brawl
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC middleweight title contender Vitor Belfort says he is embarrassed by the unsportsmanlike conduct shown by his fellow fighters Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen on TUF Brazil. Vitor sent out a message over Facebook, which was translated by MMAFighting.com: “The brawl between Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen at TUF Brazil embarrassed me. First, because MMA is not violence, it is a fight […]
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Machida Cool With Fighting Anderson Silva
“It’s good for the sport. This is a fight that I would like to avoid because I know Anderson very well but, as a professional, we can’t think like that. We have to think that this is a fight that can happen, he can be a future opponent and this is something that we will […]
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PHOTO | Machida’s Run For Cover During Cali Earthquake
There was an earthquake in Southern California, last Friday. It was a 5.3 centered in Los Angeles. That’s where the Machida’s live and they hit the deck! Check it: “My wife’s response to yesterday’s earthquake. Thanks for protecting us under the table.”
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Weidman Injured, Out Of UFC 173 Bout With Machida
UFC 173 is one of those events… After removing Vitor Belfort from his promised title bid due to the ban on Tesosterone Replacement Therapy, the UFC put in an equally intriguing fighter to go opposite Chris Weidman in the form of Lyoto Machida. All was well with UFC 173, until news hit today that, Weidman, […]
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Anderson Silva Says Weidman ‘No Threat’ To Machida
“Lyoto has a good team. I believe a lot in Lyoto. We are close friends. This belt needs to be in Brazil. Weidman is a great athlete but there isn’t too much secret about fighting him. Lyoto has great chances of winning because Weidman is a normal guy, he has no weapons to threaten Lyoto. […]
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Joe Rogan Praises ‘TRT Vitor’ – “Sad” To See Him Go
“He (Dan Henderson) fought TRT Vitor. TRT Vitor … when we go down over eras, of the greatest most impressive fighters, there’s going to be a part of me that is sad, that TRT Vitor has to come down to an end. It’s a part of me that’s very sad. I mean, I see the […]
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PHOTO | ‘UFC 173: Weidman vs. Machida’ Official Poster
The UFC 173 official poster just got a facelift with the removal of Vitor Belfort from the show’s main event. UFC officials recently released this newer version of the pre-fight event flyer, featuring Machida and Weidman dressed in war paint. Check it:
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Dana White: ‘The Media Got What They Wanted In Belfort vs. Weidman Cancellation’
“TRT is the monkey that is off my back now. You guys need something to talk about. TRT was fun wasn’t. Oh that was fun. You could write six – seven page stories about it, and Vitor (Belfort), and now it’s gone. What is next guys?… I never defended him, I hit you with facts. […]
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PHOTO | Lorenzo Fertitta Shows ‘What Really Happens Behind The Scenes’
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta shows the world what life is really like at the UFC offices ‘Behind the Scenes’. Check it out: What really happens behind the scenes at the #ufc #ufclondon @danawhite pic.twitter.com/WLQBPHPKyI — Lorenzo Fertitta (@lorenzofertitta) March 8, 2014
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Machida Confident His Striking Will Defeat Weidman
“Ed (Soares) called me and said ‘I think they had a problem with Vitor and you’ll have to fight for the title.’ I said sure, that’s great. I’ve fought a lot of wrestlers before, and I know Weidman has a good wrestling, but I’m confident on the work I’m developing with my team. I believe […]
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Dana White Doesn’t Care If TRT Users Retire
By Evan Stoumbelis Even after it’s ban TRT is still making headlines. Chael Sonnen said in an interview recently that he may have to give up MMA as a result of the ban on TRT because he needs it to function in his everyday life. This was in line with what Dr. Neil Goodman said […]
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Rashad Evans Defends Belfort & His Use Of TRT – Thinks Criticism Unfair
“I don’t know, hopefully he gets the title shot. The thing with [Vitor] having to pull out — or the fact that he had to be pulled out — was that he wouldn’t have been able to pass the inspection with the new rules. Because it takes at least 12 weeks for [TRT] to be […]
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JDS Returns, Meets Miocic In UFC 173 Co-Main Event
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, has an opponent set in the form of Cleveland based fighter, Stipe Micioc. The two top-heavyweight fighters have agreed to square off in the UFC 173 co-main event. UFC 173 goes down on May 24 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main […]