Tag: Belfort

Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort Fight Card: Power Ranking the Upsets

Vitor Belfort nearly sent Las Vegas bookies into a panic attack when he secured an armbar on champion Jon Jones on Saturday night. With Jones coming into the fight as an 8:1 favorite, anyone who dropped a courtesy bet on Belfort almost cleaned up. Unfo…

Vitor Belfort nearly sent Las Vegas bookies into a panic attack when he secured an armbar on champion Jon Jones on Saturday night. With Jones coming into the fight as an 8:1 favorite, anyone who dropped a courtesy bet on Belfort almost cleaned up. Unfortunately for fans of The Phenom, Jones was able to escape […]

Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort: Takeaways from UFC 152?s Main Event

Jon Jones is still the UFC light heavyweight champ after UFC 152. Although Vitor Belfort took the fight on short notice and had no shot to win in many peoples’ eyes, he nearly defeated the champ when he sunk in a dangerous armbar.  Despite s…

Jon Jones is still the UFC light heavyweight champ after UFC 152. Although Vitor Belfort took the fight on short notice and had no shot to win in many peoples’ eyes, he nearly defeated the champ when he sunk in a dangerous armbar.  Despite suffering an arm injury, Jones was able to continue and ultimately […]

UFC 152 Results: Full Fight Video Highlights for Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 152 is in the books. It was a card headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. It was Jones’ fourth title defense and one of the most technically dominant performances of his young career.  The fight…

UFC 152 is in the books. It was a card headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. It was Jones’ fourth title defense and one of the most technically dominant performances of his young career.  The fight almost came to a surprising end in the first round when Vitor […]

UFC 152: Vitor Belfort 1 of the Classiest UFC Fighters of All Time

UFC 152 goes down tonight from the Air Canada Center in downtown Toronto, where UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line against Brazilian fighting legend Vitor Belfort. This marks the first time the man they call “…

UFC 152 goes down tonight from the Air Canada Center in downtown Toronto, where UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line against Brazilian fighting legend Vitor Belfort. This marks the first time the man they call “The Phenom” will get a chance to fight on Canadian soil, and it […]

Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort: Each Fighter’s Defining MMA Moment

Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. The Immaculate Reception.  Jordan’s flu game.  Great athletes have defining moments, and MMA fighters are no different. The two combatants in tonight’s main event at UFC 152 have been in some legendary…

Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. The Immaculate Reception.  Jordan’s flu game.  Great athletes have defining moments, and MMA fighters are no different. The two combatants in tonight’s main event at UFC 152 have been in some legendary wars, but there can be only one truly “defining” moment for each man.   Which moment sticks out […]

UFC 152 Predictions: How Jon Jones Will Make Quick Work of Vitor Belfort

Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort will step into the octagon in the UFC light-heavyweight championship bout. Virtually everyone except half of Belfort‘s extended family are picking Jones to win, so I chose to take a different approach.  I am …

Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort will step into the octagon in the UFC light-heavyweight championship bout. Virtually everyone except half of Belfort‘s extended family are picking Jones to win, so I chose to take a different approach.  I am going to outline how and at what point in the bout Jones will finish off Belfort. I’ll […]