UFC ‘Fortaleza’ preview: Kelvin Gastelum poised to become reluctant two-division title threat

Former top-ranked Welterweight contender, Kelvin Gastelum, will look to stake a claim as a Middleweight title threat this Saturday evening (March 11, 2017) when he takes on perennial division Vitor Belfort inside Centro de Formacao Olimpica de Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Gastelum’s move up to 185 pounds was not by choice, though. He has missed the 170-pound limit on three separate occasions, prompting company President Dana White to elevate him to Middleweight status. And if he can defeat Belfort, Gastelum’s days at Welterweight could be done for good as he makes a run for the 185-pound title.

Time will tell.

There you have it.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 106 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.

For much more on this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 106 event click here.

Former top-ranked Welterweight contender, Kelvin Gastelum, will look to stake a claim as a Middleweight title threat this Saturday evening (March 11, 2017) when he takes on perennial division Vitor Belfort inside Centro de Formacao Olimpica de Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Gastelum’s move up to 185 pounds was not by choice, though. He has missed the 170-pound limit on three separate occasions, prompting company President Dana White to elevate him to Middleweight status. And if he can defeat Belfort, Gastelum’s days at Welterweight could be done for good as he makes a run for the 185-pound title.

Time will tell.

There you have it.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 106 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.

For much more on this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 106 event click here.