Jonathan dwight jones born july 19, 1987 is an american professional mixed martial artist who is signed with the ultimate fighting championship ufc. Vitor belfort is one of the last old school guys still around in the ufc. Watch machidas octagon interview where he discusses the performance and. The ufc middleweight title fight between champion chris weidman and challenger vitor belfort has been moved to ufc 187, according to various reports on wednesday the 185pound championship bout.
Before vitor belforts championship showdown with chris weidman for the middleweight title at ufc 187 on may 23, the brazilian veteran had to surpass dan henderson to. Belfort expressed disappointment his retirement fight fell out, but wished hall a speedy recovery. I was sick of training and all this, but something stirred in me when i went to canada, belfort told mmajunkie. Photo by josh hedgeszuffa llczuffa llc via getty images he said he provided subsequent tests that were in. Ufc 224s cezar mutante calls borrachinha a fake star. He is the ufc 12 heavyweight tournament champion, as. The teenager had long dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, and hed traveled all the way from his native.
A recently rumored rematch between mma legends vitor belfort and dan henderson is now official. Vitor belfort will fight at ufc 173 in vegas even if tue. Vitor belfort vs machida full fight video hl ufc 224. Terjual dvd mma, ufc, bjj, grappling, update terus kaskus. Lyoto machida bothered that people want to retire me, still wants michael bisping fight duration. Vitor belfort wants to fight for bellator mma imports. Ufc 103 middleweight rich franklin vs vitor belfort. Ufc 183 anderson silva vs nick diaz full fight january 31, 2015. The phenom belfort lost three consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017. The show features professional mma fighters living together in las vegas, nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized sixfigure.
By that point the phenom was already a wellestablished star in mixed martial arts, having originally burst onto the scene in the octagon back in 1997, winning the ufc 12 onenight heavyweight tournament with firstround tko victories over tra telligman and scott ferrozzo. Vitor belfort comments about uriah hall fight fallout. Vitor belfort has had a love affair with the ufc for a very, very long time. Ufc correspondent megan olivi catches dana white at the ufc 181 media day following the unveiling of anthony pettis wheaties box cover. With his retirement fight coming at ufc 224 against lyoto machida in rio many fans are under the belief that this will in face be the final fight of the storied prized fighters career. A rematch in the making since 2009, ufc middleweight champion michael bisping will put his title on the. Vitor belfort defeated yoshihiro akiyama at ufc 3 on august 6, 2011, earning his second knockout of the night award his next rival was anthony johnson, who weighed 197 pounds at the day of the weighin. This is how dominick reyes kept his undefeated record intact and earned a shot at jon jones. Scott has worked for various mma and sports betting information sites and now posts. Rvca advocate and former ufc light heavyweight champion and current ufc middleweight contender vitor belfort, gives his opinion on both title fights on the upcoming. The black belt in bjj, judo and former ufc hw and lighthw champion vitor belfort entered this fight with a pro record of 26 81% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Ufc star vitor belforts only boxing match did not last long.
But if it does, the phenom wants to serve the company in a different manner. In 2006, ufc star vitor belfort undertook what would prove to be his one and only professional boxing match. Belfort gets license, ufc 181 set brett okamoto discusses the stipulation placed on vitor belfort by the nevada state athletic commission allowing him to fight chris weidman at ufc 181. Vitor belfort had originally planned on heading into retirement after fulfilling his current ufc contract. On june 3, at ufc 212, belfort will fight nate marquardt in his last ufc fight.
Belfort previously competed for the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he fought in the heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight divisions. Gustavo lacerda, the manager of vitor belfort, says belfort is interested in going to bellator mma. Vitor belforts sister murdered, murderer confesses wednesday, august 08, 2007 by staff the kidnapper and eventual murderer of priscila belfort, sister of popular mixed martial artist vitor belfort, confessed to authorities on monday, according to brazilian media. Evans vs ortiz 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on august 6, 2011 at the wells fargo center in philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states34. Hear why white thinks pettis is the right man for the box. Could vitor belfort be headed to bellator after final ufc. Lyoto machida added to his legacy with a front kick finish against vitor belfort in the opener of ufc 224 on pay per view. Vitor belfort gets a license, title shot against chris weidman at ufc 181 more las vegas vitor belfort was given a license by a 50 vote by the nevada athletic commission on wednesday, freeing him to challenge chris weidman for the middleweight title on dec. Tito the huntington beach bad boy ortiz narrowly defeated vitor the phenom belfort by the most narrow of split decisions 2928, 2928, and 2829 in the electrifying main event of ufc 51. A new fight of the night power rankings has dropped. From what i understand they were just asked to talk about fighters and then the ufc made the list.
Vitor belfort posted to instagram about the fallout of his uriah hall fight. However, belfort has announced he would like to still compete in the sport after he leaves the promotion. Chris weidman and vitor belfort are scheduled to fight for the middleweight championship belt at ufc 173 on mary 24 in las vegas. In front of more than 11,000 screaming fans at the mandalay bay events center in las vegas, an old warrior once more recalled his magic.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists, he is the current and twotime undisputed ufc light heavyweight champion. Anderson silva, dan henderson pride 32, randy couture 2x ufc 49, ufc 15 how he got here. Vitor belfort cleared to face weidman at ufc 181 in december. Belfort vs johnson is on the undercard of aldo vs mendes ufc 142. Scott johnsonstarting in 2010, scott began posting ufc and nfl predictions videos on youtube under the name kamikaze overdrive mma predictions. Henry cejudo and dominick cruz devolve into trash talk fest may 5 take a look back at tony fergusons record 12fight winning streak. Weidman vs machida was a mixed martial arts event held on july 5, 2014, at mandalay bay events center in las vegas, nevada3 contents. At ufc on fx 8 back in may 20, vitor belfort scored one of the best knockouts of his career. Vitor belfort confirms next fight will be his last before. Vitor belfort is no stranger to drug testing controversy, but now another issue has been uncovered stemming from a test taken prior to his shortnotice ufc title fight vs. Read about the head coach of roufusport, duke roufus.
Vitor belfort is a mma fighter,a former ufc light heavyweight champion and ufc. Ufc ultimate fighting championship 2,126,550 views. The ufcs 200 greatest fighters tv show updated 101. The former ufc champion stopped top contender luke rockhold with. The ultimate fighter is an american reality television series and mixed martial arts mma competition produced by fox sports 1 and the ultimate fighting championship ufc. The former ufc champion fell to kelvin gastelum on saturday night in brazil, which marked his third loss in a row and now belfort says he wants. Now, he appears interested in fights with wanderlei silva and chael sonnen.
Eventually, mma became his main focus and as the channels popularity grew kamikaze overdrive eventually expanded to include a website. He has been champion since december 29, 2018, and previously held the title from march 20, 2011, to april. Vitor belfort gets a license, title shot against chris. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on spike tv. Belfort should face wanderlei silva in a rematch at ufc 147 but he. That doesnt change with ufc 173, as ufc president dana white.