The usual Vitor Belfort didn’t show up post-UFC 142.
A fiery, impassioned statesman at times replaced the placid, Jesus-loving fighter we’ve come to know over the years. Responsibility outweighed pomp and circumstance.
“I think the platform that we have is such that I didn’t see a better moment in time to really make people aware that it’s important for us to fight for the causes we believe in,” Belfort said through a translator following this Saturday’s pay-per-view event.