(The “t” is for “testosterone.” / Photo via realvitorbelfort on Instagram)
By Jon Mariani
Ever since he made his Octagon debut as a thick-necked teenager in 1997, Vitor Belfort has tried out more hairstyles than any other fighter in the UFC besides Chris Leben. After seeing Belfort’s brand-new look last night — featuring a cross shaved into the back of his scalp and a braided rat-tail — we figured it was a good time to put together a chronological(-ish) history of the Phenom’s hair. Let’s begin…
(Young, buzzed-down UFC champion Vitor.)
(“It’s a work in progress, bro.”)
(Trying out the “surfer dad” look while his wife breast-feeds.)
(The Phenom during his brief and terrifying “gangster cornrows” phase.)
(Vitor returns to the “high and tight” look before nearly murdering Matt Lindland. / Photo via MMAWeekly)
(“Bro, do you even notice my luxurious locks, bro?”)
(Some people call him the rooster of love…)
(Additional rattail: no charge)
(Vitor’s version of the Chocolate Al ‘Chuck Hawk’.)
(The mullet-hawk with decorative zig-zags. This man has absolutely lost his mind. / Photo via Getty)
(“Bro…she biting my style, bro.”)