Tag: Belfort

UFC 152 Fight Card: Does Vitor Belfort Even Have a Puncher’s Chance?

In the main event of UFC 152 on Saturday night, Jones vs. Belfort, the current light heavyweight champion will be facing off against his fifth straight former champion, Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Belfort is going into this fight as a massi…

In the main event of UFC 152 on Saturday night, Jones vs. Belfort, the current light heavyweight champion will be facing off against his fifth straight former champion, Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Belfort is going into this fight as a massive underdog. He hasn’t fought in the division in seven years, and the fact is […]

Jones vs. Belfort: Why You Really Can’t Miss UFC 152?s Main Event

This Saturday night’s main event at UFC 152 is not quite the Jon Jones fight we were pining for. Still, it is not without its charms. Vitor “I’ve still got some stuff in the basement” Belfort is the sentimental favourite going u…

This Saturday night’s main event at UFC 152 is not quite the Jon Jones fight we were pining for. Still, it is not without its charms. Vitor “I’ve still got some stuff in the basement” Belfort is the sentimental favourite going up against Jon Jones, who is almost a caricature of a villain at this […]

UFC 152 Video: Jon Jones Ready to Move Forward and Face Vitor Belfort

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hasn’t had the easiest few weeks, at least from a public relations standpoint.  After the cancellation of UFC 151—which came about after Jones declined a fight with Chael Sonnen—Jones was …

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hasn’t had the easiest few weeks, at least from a public relations standpoint.  After the cancellation of UFC 151—which came about after Jones declined a fight with Chael Sonnen—Jones was blasted by fans and the media for his decision. But now, as he prepares for his Saturday title defense […]

UFC 152: Interesting Facts About the Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort Fight Card

Tumultuous would be a good way to describe the last few weeks for the UFC. There have been injuries on top of injuries and the scrapping of an entire fight card. Come Saturday night, we can hopefully put those bumps in the road behind us, even if it&#8…

Tumultuous would be a good way to describe the last few weeks for the UFC. There have been injuries on top of injuries and the scrapping of an entire fight card. Come Saturday night, we can hopefully put those bumps in the road behind us, even if it’s only for a few hours and enjoy […]

UFC 152 Preview: Can Vitor Belfort Upset Champion Jon Jones?

Vitor Belfort has battled every kind of fighter imaginable. He’s been in the cage with strikers like Alistair Overeem, wrestlers like Randy Couture and submission specialists like Kazushi Sakuraba. But Vitor Belfort, for all his experience, has n…

Vitor Belfort has battled every kind of fighter imaginable. He’s been in the cage with strikers like Alistair Overeem, wrestlers like Randy Couture and submission specialists like Kazushi Sakuraba. But Vitor Belfort, for all his experience, has never fought anyone like Jon Jones. The conventional wisdom is that Belfort will be able to control the […]

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort Is Making the Best of a Bad Situation

You know what’s interesting? People are still complaining about the cancellation of UFC 151. They’re trying to point fingers and cast blame, finding arguments anywhere they can about what went wrong and why it did. Some of that is due to th…

You know what’s interesting? People are still complaining about the cancellation of UFC 151. They’re trying to point fingers and cast blame, finding arguments anywhere they can about what went wrong and why it did. Some of that is due to the fact that Jon Jones, one of the more at-fault parties in the whole […]