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Vitor Belfort has been retired for a little over one month and he’s already teasing a return. Belfort was last seen in action in May. “The Phenom” took on Lyoto Machida on the main card of UFC 224. The bout took place inside the Jeune…
Vitor Belfort has been retired for a little over one month and he’s already teasing a return. Belfort was last seen in action in May. “The Phenom” took on Lyoto Machida on the main card of UFC 224. The bout took place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Machida landed a front kick that knocked Belfort […]
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Vitor Belfort is already getting tired of retirement.
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It’s been less than two months since UFC legend Vitor Belfort retired following his brutal knockout loss to fellow Brazilian Lyoto Machida at May’s UFC 224 from Rio de Janeiro, but it looks like ‘The Phenom’ is already itching to fight.
After he made a post on social media where it looked like he was well on his way back to his ripped TRT-era form, Belfort followed it with a post that referred back to his legendary highlight reel knockout over former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva, who is now scheduled to face Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in Bellator this fall.
But that wasn’t the only former high-profile name Belfort hinted at, also calling out several former UFC champions. Check it out:
‘The Phenom’ is perhaps trying to get his name on the rumored Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz fight supposedly promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, yet his gameplan for calling out these onetime rulers of the octagon is somewhat curious.
Wand will face ‘Rampage,’ Liddell and Ortiz will most likely meet one another, and Bisping and Henderson are retired without any indication they’ll come back to the fight game.
So it looks like Befort is already missing the rush of the sport he was such a huge part of for over 20 years. Of course, he could just be reminiscing, but from the looks of him only a short while after he retired, he could at least be seriously considering a comeback.
Does a future in Bellator or even Rizin FF await the Brazilian slugger who may be rethinking that recent retirement?
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Vitor Belfort is already looking massive after retiring:
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Legendary knockout artist Vitor Belfort may have retired after losing to Lyoto Machida at May 12’s UFC 224, but ‘The Phenom’ is already looking insanely jacked in his post-retirement days.
Belfort recently took to social media to post a photo of himself from the neck up on Instagram, and let’s just say it hearkened back to his controversial testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) days.
Check it out:
Belfort infamously racked up three jaw-dropping knockout wins over Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson, all by way of head kick, during an unprecedented run from 2013-2014 which earned him a title shot at then-champion Chris Weidman.
It also made him by far the most controversial fighter in the UFC due to his use of TRT, which was legal at the time but frowned upon. A failed out-of-competition drug test in early 2014 lead to the banning of its use in mixed martial arts competition, and may have laid the foundation for the UFC’s stringent USADA testing every fighter must subject to now.
Belfort is sure to draw a decent amount of heat for the above photo.
Could a move to Rizin or even Bellator be in the cards for “The Phenom?”
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Lyoto Machida has left the UFC after 11 years:
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A longtime UFC mainstay has unexpectedly signed with their closest competitor.
According to a report from ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has verbally agreed to a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. He has not yet officially signed the contract but is expected to do so soon.
“The Dragon” has long been one of the most enigmatic strikers in the Octagon, compiling a 16-8 record in the world’s biggest MMA promotion since debuting at 2007’s UFC 67. He parlayed his dangerous, patient karate style into a UFC title shot in 2009, knocking out then-champion Rashad Evans in one of the most iconic moments in UFC history.
Although Joe Rogan’s proclaimed “Machida Era” came to a somewhat screeching halt when he met Mauricio “Shogun Rua” in his next fight, won one of the most controversial decisions in UFC history, and then lost the belt to Shogun in their rematch via first-round knockout, Machida has secured wins over many of the top names of the UFC’s coming of age era and is a true UFC legend.
Machida eventually moved to middleweight and earned a title shot against former champion Chris Weidman at 2014’s UFC 175, losing a close decision in a back-and-forth battle. He went through a down period against the best 185-pound talent in the world, losing brutal stoppages to Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero before getting suspended for using DHEA.
Machida returned and lost his comeback fight to Derek Brunson, prompting many to call for his retirement, but he rebounded with wins over up-and-coming prospect Eryk Anders and fellow Brazilian legend Vitor Belfort.
When his Bellator signing is complete, Machida will join fellow prominent UFC champions and/or contenders like Rory MacDonald, Gegard Mousasi, Ryan Bader, Phil Davis, and Benson Henderson as fighters who chose to leave the UFC and test the waters. “The Dragon” owns wins over Mousasi and Bader, who are, ironically enough, the Bellator middleweight and light heavyweight champions, making a pre-installed backstory for both fights should Scott Coker choose to go that route.
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MMA just lost one of the greats:
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After more than 14 years in mixed martial arts, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has called it a career.
The brash, outspoken Brit officially announced his retirement on his Believe You Me podcast (via MMA Fighting) earlier today (Mon., May 28, 2018) after speculation believed he would take one final fight before calling it a career. That wasn’t the case according to “The Count”:
“So obviously I’ve teased this for a long time now, I might fight again, I might not. And unfortunately it’s not a fight that I’m announcing. I am going to announce my official retirement from mixed martial arts.”
One of the most successful fighters in UFC history, Bisping dealt with a disappointing streak as of late, losing to rising contender Kelvin Gastelum by brutal knockout at last November’s UFC Shanghai only three weeks after Georges St-Pierre choked him unconscious to take the middleweight belt from him at UFC 217.
It was largely thought he would take some time off to regroup and return to any number of retirement fights against names like Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida, and Luke Rockhold. But following years worth of injury to his right eye, “The Count” stated he had begun to see flashes in his left eye after the loss to Gastelum, which understandably had him concerned about his vision:
“I realized there’s no flash going on; it’s just my eye, and every time I look left, it flashes. And it still does it now when it’s dark,” Bisping said. “It’s light now so I can’t see it. So I started freaking out, thinking oh my God, I don’t believe this, I’ve got a detached retina in my good eye. I have problems with my bad eye, it doesn’t look good, so obviously I was kind of freaking out.”
The longtime veteran will go down as one of the best and toughest combatants the UFC and MMA have ever seen, owning the record for most wins in UFC history, most fights, and most significant strikes landed.
But after doctors said he had a vitreous detachment in his left eye, Bisping reached the decision to retire after watching The Journeyman, a film about a fighter who suffers health issues after taking one fight too many:
“I was watching this movie last night and I just thought, it ain’t worth it,” Bisping said. “It ain’t worth it. I mean, what else am I going to do? I’ve won the belt, I’ve had tons of wins, I’ve done everything that I set out to achieve. What’s the point in flogging a dead horse? Not that I’m a dead horse, but what’s the point? I’ve done everything that I set out to achieve, and fortunately now I’ve used my platform to open other doors. You know, you’ve got to know when to walk away. I’m almost 40 years old, the time is now. So, I want to say, first of all, thank you to my wife. Without her, it wouldn’t have happened. That’s a fact. She was incredible every single step of the way. My children. My dad. My dad was amazing. And of course everyone in the U.K. and around the world that supported me.
“So, yeah, there you go. Great career. That’s that. Thank you everybody.”
It was most certainly a great career from “The Count, who debuted in the UFC as the winner of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 3 at light heavyweight.
He moved down to middleweight and became one of the most consistent competitors at 185 pounds although it seemed like he may never become truly elite after losses in big spots to fighters like Chael Sonnen and Belfort. He proved those doubters wrong in a late-career surge, however, defeating Anderson Silva by a controversial decision and parlaying it into a short-notice title fight against then-champion Luke Rockhold to secure one of the biggest upsets in UFC history by stealing the belt in the very first frame at June 2016’s UFC 199.
Bisping then defended the title once against longtime rival Dan Henderson at October 2016’s UFC 204.
his manager Audie Attar released a statement to MMA Junkie congratulating his client on a great career:
“Congrats to Michael on a Hall of Fame career,” Attar said. “‘The Ultimate Fighter’ winner, two-time ‘Ultimate fighter’ coach, winningest fighter in UFC history and first British UFC Champion in history. I’ve been honored to work with Michael toward the championship years and have watched him fight through trials and tribulations as he was a perennial title contender, ultimately reaching the sport’s greatest achievement by winning a UFC championship.
“Through all that, he has achieved the one thing I’m most proud of – how hard he fought for his family’s future, risking his life on the line each time he stepped into the octagon. I am proud to call Michael a client, but more importantly a dear friend. Now it’s time for Michael to achieve greatness in the next phase of his professional career. The future looks bright, Mr. Bisping. Thank you for all that you’ve done for our sport!”
It’s safe to suggest any true fan of the sport of MMA will wish ‘The Count’ the same, and we at LowKick MMA wish him the best in all his endeavors.
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During the first week of his UFC 224 training camp, before his fight against Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort suffered a knee injury and was advised to pull out of his fight by doctors. Vitor Belfort decided to go against doctors advice and face Machida at…
During the first week of his UFC 224 training camp, before his fight against Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort suffered a knee injury and was advised to pull out of his fight by doctors. Vitor Belfort decided to go against doctors advice and face Machida at UFC 224. Belfort suffered a devastating knockout at the hands […]
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