Joyful Vitor Belfort says elephant not the king of UFC 142 jungle

RIO DE JANEIRO – Seemingly lost among the build-up to Saturday’s UFC 142
event is that despite a frustrating loss to Anderson Silva earlier this
year, MMA superstar Vitor Belfort is 6-1 in his
past seven fights and still extremely relative in the UFC’s…

RIO DE JANEIRO – Seemingly lost among the build-up to Saturday’s UFC 142
event is that despite a frustrating loss to Anderson Silva earlier this
year, MMA superstar Vitor Belfort is 6-1 in his
past seven fights and still extremely relative in the UFC’s middleweight
division.

Instead, the primary focus seems to center around how Belfort will deal
with the massive 6-foot-2 frame of opponent Anthony Johnson.

The Brazilian slugger said he’s relying on Simba for inspiration at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena.