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Filed under: UFC, NewsThe winner of the November 13 matchup pitting Vitor Belfort against Yushin Okami has been promised an opportunity to fight for the UFC middleweight championship.
The development came quietly in a Monday press release officially a…
The winner of the November 13 matchup pitting Vitor Belfort against Yushin Okami has been promised an opportunity to fight for the UFC middleweight championship.
The development came quietly in a Monday press release officially announcing UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany.
Last week, Vitor Belfort let us all know that instead of expecting a title shot if he defeats Yushin Okami at UFC 122, he expect[s] Jesus, bro, every day. Well, it seems that the Lord has rewarded Belfort’s devotion. The UFC’s Marshall Zelaznik confi…
Last week, Vitor Belfort let us all know that instead of expecting a title shot if he defeats Yushin Okami at UFC 122, he expect[s] Jesus, bro, every day. Well, it seems that the Lord has rewarded Belfort’s devotion. The UFC’s Marshall Zelaznik confirmed today that the Belfort/Okami main event in Germany will determine the next challenger to Anderson Silva‘s middleweight belt. "Both Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami are one win away from a shot at the UFC middleweight title and are coming to Germany with a great deal to win and lose,” Zelaznik said.
Now, we all know that the UFC 122 main event has been upgraded to an official title eliminator because Chael Sonnen pissed hot and will be suspended for up to a year. Obviously, that wasn’t mentioned in the announcement. At some point, the UFC is going to have to make some kind of public statement on the fact that their Fight of the Night-winning former #1 contender won’t be around for a while, and won’t be getting that immediate title rematch that Dana White told everyone about. But for now, promoting Belfort vs. Okami is a more pressing issue, I guess.
As for Belfort, he’s just living proof that if you put your faith in God, you’ll experience miracles. I mean, the dude who said Lance Armstrong gave himself cancer by taking steroids failed a freakin’ steroid test the next month? Honestly, who saw that coming?
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour now airs twice a week on MMA Fighting, and we’ll be talking to two of the biggest names in the sport on our first Thursday show.
* “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni wil…
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The MMA Hour now airs twice a week on MMA Fighting, and we’ll be talking to two of the biggest names in the sport on our first Thursday show.
* “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni will join us in studio to discuss UFN 22 and the state of his career.
* Vitor Belfort will stop by to discuss his UFC 122 fight against Yushin Okami and having to work his way back to another title shot.
* Josh Barnett, the newest member of the Strikeforce heavyweight division, will discuss his new contract and his fighting future.
* Cole Miller, who defeated Ross Pearson in very impressive fashion at UFN 22, will look back on his win and discuss what’s next for him.
* And finally, Nate Marquardt, fresh off his win Wednesday night over Rousimar Palhares, will join the show again to look back on his big victory.
And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.
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Filed under: UFCFor Vitor Belfort’s fight career, everything is in god’s hands, and the UFC’s.
So even if he beats Yushin Okami at UFC 122 on Nov. 13 in Germany in what will likely be a No. 1 contender bout, Belfort won’t be expecting an immediate ti…
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For Vitor Belfort‘s fight career, everything is in god’s hands, and the UFC’s.
So even if he beats Yushin Okami at UFC 122 on Nov. 13 in Germany in what will likely be a No. 1 contender bout, Belfort won’t be expecting an immediate title shot.
“You know what I’m expecting? I’m expect Jesus, bro, every day. I’m expecting Jesus to come into my life and choose my path. Whatever out there is good for me,” Belfort told Ariel Helwani Thursday on The MMA Hour. “For sure, I want the title but the decision doesn’t belong to me. I’ve been there. I won the [heavyweight] title when I was 19 years old. I won in a different division in 2004 (light heavyweight). I’ve accomplished so many things in my career.I don’t let titles and positions and fame overcome my life and take over me.”
(If you’re into easily digestible religious platitudes and being able to express your entire worldview on a bumper sticker, Belfort is pretty much your guy. PicProps: Urdirt.com)
Look, nobody would blame Vitor Belfort if he’s a little pis…
(If you’re into easily digestible religious platitudes and being able to express your entire worldview on a bumper sticker, Belfort is pretty much your guy. PicProps: Urdirt.com)
Look, nobody would blame Vitor Belfort if he’s a little pissed off right now. Dude has been trying to get Anderson Silva in the cage with him since January, but owing to the middleweight champion’s ongoing frailty, fights scheduled for UFC 108, UFC 109 and UFC 112 have all had to be postponed. Now, due to the world’s most unexpected beatdown at the hands of Chael Sonnen and yet another injury to Silva, Belfort will instead accept a dangerous (and, frankly, thankless) fight against Yushin Okami in Germany at UFC 122 in November.
A lesser man – or perhaps a man who isn’t married to a Brazilian Playboy model and therefore can’t already consider his life an earth-shaking fucking success – might think this was a raw deal. He might stew over it, maybe go on Tapout Radio and say some crazy shit about it, but not Vitor Belfort. As he explained on Thursday during an appearance on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour,” Belfort doesn’t get mad, he gets Jesus.
"You know what I’m expecting?” he said, when asked if he thought a win over Okami would earn him a title fight. “I’m expect Jesus, bro, every day. I’m expecting Jesus to come into my life and choose my path. Whatever out there is good for me."
(Listen, Chael. If you get into trouble and you forget what to do, I’ve had instructions printed on your shorts and my shirt and hat.)
Number one UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen took part in a Q&A session today in Texas ahead of tomorrow ni…
(Listen, Chael. If you get into trouble and you forget what to do, I’ve had instructions printed on your shorts and my shirt and hat.)
Number one UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen took part in a Q&A session today in Texas ahead of tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 22 and as expected, the outspoken Republican had a lot to say.
Perhaps most interesting of all of the comments made by Sonnen at the UFC Fight Club event were in regards to whom he might be training with for his rematch with Silva, tentatively scheduled for UFC 125 on January 1, and whom he has in his crosshairs should he win the UFC middleweight strap this time around.
"I’d love it if Yushin [Okami] came out [to help me train for the rematch with Anderson]. I have a room in my house and I call it Yushin’s room and nobody’s allowed to go in it. I finished the place for him, I put a big bed in it and I got him his own television. Nobody gets to go in there but Okami. But, I don’t know [if he’ll make it to Oregon for my camp]," Sonnen said. "I just talked to a gentleman from Japan on behalf of Yushin. He talked about coming out, but he said that because he and Vitor [Belfort] are going to fight in Germany, he’s very worried about jet lag from travelling from Tokyo to the States, to Germany. So I don’t know if we’re going to get him or not."