I’m sure Vitor Belfort was expecting to set sail for Singapore and spend his twilight years recycling cans on the International fight scene, or perhaps lock down a (cough) “super fight” against the mummified remains of boxing relic Roy Jones Jr.
Cosmo Alexandre has other plans.
The “Good Boy” — who was anything but during his first-round shellacking of Sage Northcutt earlier this month overseas — wants to continue his bone collection at the expense of the recently-signed UFC legend.
“I’m not interested in the belt right now,” Alexandre told BJPenn.com. “Right now I want the big fights. I would love to welcome Vitor Belfort in his ONE Championship debut. I already have seven world titles, I already fought all the big names in Muay Thai and kickboxing. So for now, I just want the big names, and to make big money. I can fight mixed martial arts, Muay Thai or kickboxing. I can do it all, and I bring everything I have in the ring or cage. I am waiting just for the call.”
Belfort (26-14, 1 NC) parted ways with UFC in the wake of his knockout loss to Lyoto Machida roughly one year back, perhaps butthurt that Dana White and Co. would not create a “Legends League” to keep the 42 year-old Brazilian on retainer.
While Bellator MMA is no stranger to geriatric headliners, “The Phenom” ultimately settled on the green grass and high tides in ONE Championship, a veritable haven for ex-UFC fighters looking to revitalize their careers.
Too bad animals like Alexandre and Timofey Nastyukhin aren’t sticking to the script.