{"id":175057,"date":"2015-11-08T04:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=175057"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:33:39","slug":"vitor-belfort-im-the-happiest-man-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vitor-belfort-im-the-happiest-man-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitor Belfort: &#8216;I&#8217;m the happiest man in the world&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/fgIGaiX3BTQ<\/p>\n<p>Vitor &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; Belfort reminded everybody why he has fought for UFC gold several times before when he stepped into the octagon at &#8220;UFC Fight Night 77&#8221;. Belfort knocked out Dan Henderson for the second time in a row in front of his fellow Brazilians to secure his first victory since November 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were clamoring for &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; to retire after his rough loss to Chris Weidman at &#8220;UFC 187&#8221; earlier this year, but he proved he still has some gas in the tank with his quick win on Saturday night. The feeling out process lasted a long time for Belfort, but when he felt the time was right he fired off a high kick that sent Henderson stumbling backwards and it wasn&#8217;t long before the referee waved off the fight. Belfort was ecstatic after the win and claimed to be the happiest man in the world in the video above!<\/p>\n<p>There was debate whether or not the stoppage was justified, but the referee&#8217;s main concern is the SAFETY of the fighters. Do you think Belfort deserved that win? 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