It was 1996 when Vitor Belfort, aged only 18, accepted a dangerous fight with Jon Hess – a giant of a man who’d been banned from the UFC after using low blows and eye-rakes.
STORY TIME! Vitor Belfort’s No Rules UFC Fight
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It was 1996 when Vitor Belfort, aged only 18, accepted a dangerous fight with Jon Hess – a giant of a man who’d been banned from the UFC after using low blows and eye-rakes.