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UFC 142 Rio: Anthony Johnson Misses Weight By 11 Pounds, Will Fight With Stipulation
During the Fuel TV telecast of the UFC 142 weigh-ins Friday, UFC President Dana White announced that Anthony Johnson would not make weight. However, opponent Vitor Belfort agreed to continue with the bout if Johnson is not over 205 pounds before he enters the cage Saturday. Johnson weighed in at...
The UFC's Long Love Affair With Vitor Belfort: A History
The affair between the UFC and Vitor Belfort has been long and lovely. Like all relationships it has had amazing highs and the lowest lows. They have tried spending time apart, like when Vitor plied his trade overseas for Pride or stateside for Strikeforce. But they were destined to be back...
MMA History XXII: Catch Wrestling and Kazushi Sakuraba's Early PRIDE Run
I'm returning to the MMA History mines with a very fun era: the unlikely rise of a Japanese professional wrestler as the greatest Mixed Martial Artist Japan has ever produced. I'm talking about Kazushi Sakuraba of course. In previous installments, we've already looked at the emergence of Sakuraba...
Vitor Belfort Promises His Best Performance Against Anderson Silva
Right now I’m mature, I know what I want. I know what I’m capable of. My five last fights were knockouts. So I look for the knock out. I have the speed, I have the ground. It's going to be the best performance of my life. I'm going to be my best. HT: fightmagazine.com
Vitor Belfort vs Anderson Silva for the title, Marquardt vs Okami winner up next
That's according to UFC President Dana White: "Vitor is not injured. He is going to fight anderson for the title and the winner of marquardt and okami are next." I guess that will end all the speculation. It's gonna be Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva for the middleweight title sometime in early...
Why Is Vitor Belfort Challenging for the UFC Middleweight Title?
Vitor Belfort is a man with no wins in the UFC's middleweight division. Vitor Belfort will be the next challenger looking to dethrone middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 125. These, amazingly enough, are both factual statements. But how can that be? The problem, essentially, is depth. In...
Shawn Tompkins: Vitor Belfort Is 100 Percent Healthy
According to Shawn Tompkins on Facebook: "yes you will receive Vitor Belfort news very soon.... All I can tell you as his coach is that he is 100% healthy" [UPDATE] - Dana White tweets:
Get Out of Chael Free Card: Anderson Silva's Gain Is Fan's Loss
After four years of unprecedented dominance, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was finally put to the test at UFC 117. Wrestling stalwart Chael Sonnen not only grounded and pounded the champ, he also caught him standing and simply made him look bad. Real bad. For years fans have been slow to...
Vitor Belfort Out, Nate Marquardt Steps in Against Yushin Okami on UFC 122
According to MMA Weekly, the UFC 122 main event has been changed as Vitor Belfort has been forced out due to an undisclosed injury. Replacing him is Nate Marquardt who is fresh off his UFN 22 victory over Rousimar Palhares: An injury has forced Vitor Belfort out of his UFC 122 main event fight...
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