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Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort has turned the promotional dial up to 11 by calling his upcoming bout with Oscar De La Hoya “the biggest fight ever,” predicting it will “sell like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.” Fight fans were gripped with excitem…
Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort has turned the promotional dial up to 11 by calling his upcoming bout with Oscar De La Hoya “the biggest fight ever,” predicting it will “sell like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.” Fight fans were gripped with excitement Thursday when it was announced 44-year-old Belfort will box 48-year-old De La […]
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Vitor Belfort is set to have an exhibition boxing match vs legendary boxer Oscar De La Hoya. For those wondering, this will take place on September 11th. This bout is under the Triller Fight Club organization which also showed Jake Paul vs Ben Askren amongst other fights. As a result, Triller has gained a reputation […]
Vitor Belfort is set to have an exhibition boxing match vs legendary boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
For those wondering, this will take place on September 11th. This bout is under the Triller Fight Club organization which also showed Jake Paul vs Ben Askren amongst other fights. As a result, Triller has gained a reputation lately for creating novelty fights. However, Vitor Belfort seems genuinely excited about this fight and it will be the first time that he has fought in a boxing ring since 2006.
Here, he earned a first round KO against Josemario Neves and has spoken about returning to boxing throughout the years. This was often put on hold due to his successful MMA career where he became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and retired in 2018 with a record of 26-14.
It’s similar news for his opponent Oscar De La Hoya too, who last boxed 13 years ago. In that fight, he lost to Manny Pacquiao, leaving boxing with an impressive 39-6 record and an Olympic gold medal. Sadly though, since retiring his life has been plighted with substance abuse issues involving drugs and alcohol.
Interestingly though, De La Hoya could have potentially fought Georges St-Pierre in a boxing match earlier this year had Dana White not blocked the cross-promotional fight, according to GSP himself. For boxing and MMA fans, sadly it’s a case of what could have been.
Speaking on his upcoming fight, Belfort said. “I believe this fight with me and Oscar, this is the biggest fight ever. The reason why is Oscar is a legendary (Olympic) gold medalist, one of the best pound-for-pound that ever lived. He revolutionized the sport. If it wasn’t for Oscar, there wouldn’t be Mayweather. If it wasn’t for Vitor Belfort, Conor McGregor wouldn’t exist. So now the new generation will be educated on who these two guys are from Mexico and Brazil going to America. The land of the dreams. Oscar became an Olympic gold medalist. Vitor became the youngest (UFC) champion ever. This fight is about breaking records,” (h/t MMAjunkie.com).
With this in mind, Belfort seemed ready for the boxing match and was highly respectful towards De La Hoya as well as upcoming MMA stars. From a fan standpoint, this could make for an interesting match-up. However, it could also be very scrappy. With Belfort aged 44 and De La Hoya aged 48, you have to wonder what their cardio and sharpness will be like.
There is also the possibility that this match could be non-competitive. Recently, fans were disappointed to hear that Floyd Mayweather‘s draw against Logan Paul had certain rules which made it less of a spectacle. Hopefully, this won’t be the case for this one.
Vitor Belfort vs Oscar De La Hoya is on September 11th via Triller. What are your predictions for the fight?
Vitor Belfort claims he is double-booked in the boxing world against not one but two boxing legends. While Vitor Belfort is slated to face off with “The Golden Boy”, Oscar De La Hoya in September, it appears the Brazilian is trying to stay …
Vitor Belfort claims he is double-booked in the boxing world against not one but two boxing legends. While Vitor Belfort is slated to face off with “The Golden Boy”, Oscar De La Hoya in September, it appears the Brazilian is trying to stay busy. The fight between Belfort and De La Hoya will serve as […]
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Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort have agreed to fight. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Boxing legend meets MMA legend when Oscar De La Hoya fights former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on September 11 in an exhibition bout hosted by Triller. This su…
Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort have agreed to fight. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Boxing legend meets MMA legend when Oscar De La Hoya fights former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on September 11 in an exhibition bout hosted by Triller. This surprise pairing was first reported by The Athletic on Thursday […]
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Daniel Cormier didn’t think Georges St-Pierre would’ve had much success against Oscar De La Hoya. For months now, De La Hoya has talked about a comeback fight and recently, it was revealed he was set to box St-Pierre. Unfortunately, Dana Wh…
Daniel Cormier didn’t think Georges St-Pierre would’ve had much success against Oscar De La Hoya. For months now, De La Hoya has talked about a comeback fight and recently, it was revealed he was set to box St-Pierre. Unfortunately, Dana White and the UFC blocked the former welterweight and middleweight champion from the fight. Had […]
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Daniel Cormier is happy to hear the UFC and Dana White blocked a fight between Georges St-Pierre and Oscar De La Hoya. A couple of weeks ago, Ryan Kavanaugh of Triller revealed a fight between the former two-weight UFC champion and the boxing legend had been shut down by White, who has since categorically stated […]
Daniel Cormier is happy to hear the UFC and Dana White blocked a fight between Georges St-Pierre and Oscar De La Hoya.
A couple of weeks ago, Ryan Kavanaugh of Triller revealed a fight between the former two-weight UFC champion and the boxing legend had been shut down by White, who has since categorically stated that he has no interest in working with the company on crossover fights.
‘GSP’ was understandably disappointed to miss out on a “dream” fight but the former dual-weight UFC champion, Daniel Cormier thinks White has done the Canadian and the MMA community a massive favour.
“I gotta be honest, I don’t know,” Cormier said on DC & Helwani.
“I think it’s too risky for us as a community to have a guy like Georges St-Pierre boxing Oscar De La Hoya. Great for GSP in terms of the money he will make but too risky. Because even at – I don’t know if Oscar’s gotta be mid-50s at this point – it’s too risky for GSP to go and fight him because if he gets beat, if he gets starched, it’s a bad look when the greatest fighter of all-time is out there getting beat or knocked out or just dominated by a 55-year-old boxer.
Cormier says there’s no way St-Pierre would beat De La Hoya in the ring.
“You can not possibly believe Georges St-Pierre beats Oscar De La Hoya in a boxing match,” Cormier said. “Like, reality. Does not matter, dude’s an Olympic champ boxer. No, man. That’s why I don’t want to see it. It’s too risky. Maybe GSP does win but I don’t believe he does so whatever. Might as well not even do it.” (Transcribed by Boxing Scene)
Do you agree with Daniel Cormier? Could Georges St-Pierre embarrass the MMA community by losing to Oscar De La Hoya?