Tag: Vitor

UFC: Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping Set for January 2013 Brazil Card

This time, it’s official. Vitor Belfort had been rumored for an upcoming Brazil headliner with Michael Bisping, but both fighters claimed they didn’t know anything about the match. Now, the UFC’s Brazilian website has confirmed t…

This time, it’s official. Vitor Belfort had been rumored for an upcoming Brazil headliner with Michael Bisping, but both fighters claimed they didn’t know anything about the match. Now, the UFC’s Brazilian website has confirmed the fight is happening (h/t MMA Mania), and it will top a January 19th event featuring the following fight card: Main […]

Jones vs Belfort: Jones vs Belfort: Questions We Still Have About Vitor Belfort

Depending on who you ask, Vitor Belfort is either an elite member of the MMA world or a fictitious creature fabricated by the UFC’s marketing department. There is a big gap in the middle, which is where many of us find ourselves. Regardless of wh…

Depending on who you ask, Vitor Belfort is either an elite member of the MMA world or a fictitious creature fabricated by the UFC’s marketing department. There is a big gap in the middle, which is where many of us find ourselves. Regardless of which side of the fence you are on, Belfort nearly dethroned […]

Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort Fight Card: Power Ranking the Upsets

Vitor Belfort nearly sent Las Vegas bookies into a panic attack when he secured an armbar on champion Jon Jones on Saturday night. With Jones coming into the fight as an 8:1 favorite, anyone who dropped a courtesy bet on Belfort almost cleaned up. Unfo…

Vitor Belfort nearly sent Las Vegas bookies into a panic attack when he secured an armbar on champion Jon Jones on Saturday night. With Jones coming into the fight as an 8:1 favorite, anyone who dropped a courtesy bet on Belfort almost cleaned up. Unfortunately for fans of The Phenom, Jones was able to escape […]

Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort: Takeaways from UFC 152?s Main Event

Jon Jones is still the UFC light heavyweight champ after UFC 152. Although Vitor Belfort took the fight on short notice and had no shot to win in many peoples’ eyes, he nearly defeated the champ when he sunk in a dangerous armbar.  Despite s…

Jon Jones is still the UFC light heavyweight champ after UFC 152. Although Vitor Belfort took the fight on short notice and had no shot to win in many peoples’ eyes, he nearly defeated the champ when he sunk in a dangerous armbar.  Despite suffering an arm injury, Jones was able to continue and ultimately […]

UFC 152 Results: Full Fight Video Highlights for Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 152 is in the books. It was a card headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. It was Jones’ fourth title defense and one of the most technically dominant performances of his young career.  The fight…

UFC 152 is in the books. It was a card headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. It was Jones’ fourth title defense and one of the most technically dominant performances of his young career.  The fight almost came to a surprising end in the first round when Vitor […]

UFC 152: Vitor Belfort 1 of the Classiest UFC Fighters of All Time

UFC 152 goes down tonight from the Air Canada Center in downtown Toronto, where UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line against Brazilian fighting legend Vitor Belfort. This marks the first time the man they call “…

UFC 152 goes down tonight from the Air Canada Center in downtown Toronto, where UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line against Brazilian fighting legend Vitor Belfort. This marks the first time the man they call “The Phenom” will get a chance to fight on Canadian soil, and it […]