{"id":228336,"date":"2017-03-17T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228336"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:48:18","slug":"vitor-belfort-calls-out-cm-punk-for-retirement-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/vitor-belfort\/vitor-belfort-calls-out-cm-punk-for-retirement-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitor Belfort calls out CM Punk for retirement fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/vitor-belfort\/ufc-fight-night-106-results-vitor-belfort-vs-kelvin-gastelum\/\">Vitor Belfort suffered his third-straight TKO loss <\/a>this past weekend in Brazil at the hands of surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; knows that it is almost time to call it a career but he would first like to finish his career on a winning note.<\/p>\n<p>Belfort, who has already stated that his next fight will be his last, spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/agfight.band.uol.com.br\/en\/belfort-wants-to-end-career-at-205-has-opponent-in-mind-sort-of\/\" target=\"_blank\">AG Fight<\/a> about what type of opponent he would like to face in his swan song (transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2017\/3\/17\/14957284\/vitor-belfort-calls-out-cm-punk-wants-light-heavyweight-retirement-fight-ufc-212\" target=\"_blank\">MMAMania<\/a>).<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cIt would have to be an interesting fighter, but not a top fighter\u201d, Belfort stated. \u201cI\u2019ve been fighting good guys before: Dan Henderson, [Chris] Weidman, Jacare [Souza], [Gegard] Mousasi and now Kelvin [Gastelum]. These are all hard fights, so if you can book a smoother fight\u2026 What\u2019s the name of that guy from WWE? CM Punk would be a good fight\u201d, Belfort laughed. \u201cCM Punk, let\u2019s get it on. That would be a really good fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Obviously Belfort was probably not being serious with his call-out of the former WWE Champion (CM Punk), who is currently 0-1 in his mixed martial arts career.<\/p>\n<p>However, one thing &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; was not joking about was his desire to have his final UFC bout take place at UFC 212 this June in Brazil in the promotions light heavyweight division (205-pounds) which he once ruled as champion.<\/p>\n<p>Belfort captured the UFC&#8217;s coveted light heavyweight championship at UFC 46 in January of 2014 when he defeated Randy Couture via TKO in the very first-round.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vitor-Hendo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-161039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vitor-Hendo.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vitor-Hendo-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vitor-Hendo-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vitor-Hendo-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vitor Belfort&#8217;s latest win came over fellow MMA legend Dan Henderson in November of 2015 via an electrifying head kick knockout. <\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has gone 1-4 in his past five fights overall.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Vitor Belfort square off with in his final octagon appearance? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort suffered his third-straight TKO loss this past weekend in Brazil at the hands of surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum. With that said, &#8220;The Phenom&#8221; knows that it is almost time to call it a career but he would first like to finish his career on a winning note. 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