Vitor Belfort stated in an article by Nate Wilcox of Bloody Elbow Monday that he wants no middleweight bouts unless it is for the title. Tuesday saw him call out Chael Sonnen, who wants the No. 1 middleweight contender spot to be on the line if he accepts.
If Wednesday passed and it still made no sense to fans out there, Belfort‘s wife, Joana Prado, shared her thoughts to qualify his demands.
It doesn’t make sense that Vitor, who is No. 1 in the rankings, should fight against No. 2, No. 6 or No. 10 in his weight class. His next fight in the middleweight class will be against the winner of Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva. If the UFC wishes him to fight in any class above middleweight, we are at their disposal. It can be anyone, Tim Kennedy, even Roy Nelson, but it has to be at 205 pounds or heavyweight—he’ll even fight as a heavyweight. Vitor wants to fight, but in his weight class, only if for the belt.
Belfort is the No. 2 contender in the middleweight division, according to ESPN.com, and his knockout finishes of Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping have earned him the distinction. If he wants to bide his time until his efforts are rewarded, then he has the right to do so.
But while he’s just waiting around there are a few fights that would make sense for him and would certainly be interesting to watch.
Sonnen is in his sights today, but here are some guys he should keep in mind when he’s reflecting tomorrow.