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Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort
vs.
Tre Telligram
Scott Ferozzo
David "Tank" Abbott
Randy Couture I
Joe Charles
Wanderlei Silva
Chuck Liddell
Marvin Eastman
Randy Couture II
Randy Couture III
Kazushi Sakuraba
Gilbert Yvel
Daijiro Matsui
Heath Herring
Bobby Southworth
Tito Ortiz
Allistair Overeem
vs.
Tre Telligram
Scott Ferozzo
David "Tank" Abbott
Randy Couture I
Joe Charles
Wanderlei Silva
Chuck Liddell
Marvin Eastman
Randy Couture II
Randy Couture III
Kazushi Sakuraba
Gilbert Yvel
Daijiro Matsui
Heath Herring
Bobby Southworth
Tito Ortiz
Allistair Overeem
Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has
fought both in Japan and the United States. The majority of his bouts have taken place in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and he is the former UFC light heavyweight champion . He is
the current Cage Rage light heavyweight champion.
Biography
Belfort studied in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black
belt under Carlson.[1]
He currently trains out of Xtreme Couture,[2] fighting as a middleweight.
MMA career
At the age of 19, Vitor came to the US to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match,
an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazilian defeated
in 12 seconds by KO.
UFC
Soon after, he moved on to compete in the UFC, where he was given the nickname The Phenom. He
beat two fighters in his debut event in the UFC. Belfort's next match saw him TKO the UFC 6
runner-up David "Tank" Abbott in a non-tournament fight, knocking Tank down and finishing him with
ground and pound.
In 1997 Belfort fought against American Greco-Roman wrestler Randy Couture. Belfort was upset by KO
8:16 into the match, his boxing skills negated by Couture's clinch fighting.
After this defeat, he would fight twice more in the UFC. The first of these fight was against a training
partner of his, Joe Charles, who he defeated quickly via armbar without throwing a single punch. A
year later, Belfort faced rising Brazilian star and future PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva. Catching
Silva early with a left cross, Belfort chased him across the ring with a flurry of punches, TKOing the
Brazilian in 44 seconds.
PRIDE
Vitor then moved on to fight in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Kazushi
Sakuraba in 1999. Vitor controlled the first minutes of the fight before being stomped and kicked by
Sakuraba in his legs whilst he lay on his back for the remainder of the fight. Following the fight he
stopped training with Carlson Gracie and started to train with Brazilian Top Team.
He fought four more times in PRIDE against Gilbert Yvel, Daijiro Matsui, Bobby Southworth and Heath
Herring. For these matches Belfort utilized his stand up striking skills less and instead controlled the
fights and won by ground and pound tactics. With the exception of his fight with Bobby Southworth
(which he won via rear naked choke in the first round), all his wins in PRIDE were by decision.
In PRIDE 9 - New Blood- in the last minute of the first round vs. Gilbert Yvel after dominating the
majority of the match Vitor repeatedly kisses his exhausted opponent, challenging him to stand on his
feet.[3]
Return to the UFC
Returning to the UFC, Belfort was scheduled to fight Tito Ortiz in the main event of UFC's first Las
Vegas show at UFC 33. However, he acquired an injury prior to the event that would require surgery.
Belfort eventually returned and fought Chuck Liddell (losing via decision), then Marvin Eastman
(winning via TKO and opening a severe cut on Eastman's eyebrow with a knee strike).
His next was on February 2, 2004, a rematch with Randy Couture for the UFC light heavyweight
championship. Despite agonizing over his sister Priscila Belfort who disappeared on January
9,[citation needed] Vitor won the fight in 49 seconds after a seam from his glove cut Couture's eye
leaving Couture with a corneal abrasion, prompting a referee stoppage. A third match between the
two took place on August 21, 2004. Couture won via doctor stoppage after the third round,
recapturing the UFC light heavyweight title.
His next fight in the UFC was against Tito Ortiz on February 5, 2005. Belfort broke Tito's nose with
punches in the first round and nearly stopped Ortiz in the second. Unable to finish the fight, Belfort
lost by split decision.
Return to PRIDE
Belfort entered PRIDE's Middleweight Grand Prix on April 23, 2005. He lost in the opening round to
Dutch Golden Glory fighter Alistair Overeem via guillotine choke.
Pro Boxing
On April 11, 2006 Vitor fought in his pro boxing debut against Josemario Neves. Belfort won by TKO
within the first minute after knocking his opponent down three times. Although he has fought in
boxing, his main interest is to fight in MMA.[citation needed]
Steroid Controversy
At PRIDE 32: The Real Deal on October 21, 2006, Belfort lost a unanimous decision to PRIDE
Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson. After the fight, Belfort tested positive for an illegal
substance, 4-hydroxytestosterone. [1] In his defense, Belfort argued that he purchased an over the
counter supplement which contained 4-Hydroxytestosterone. Belfort also explained that he may have
received 4-Hydroxytestosterone as the result of rehabilitative injections given to him by Brazilian
endocrinologist Dr. Rodrigo M. Greco after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in the
summer of 2006. The Nevada State Athletic Commission eventually received a statement from Dr.
Greco stating that he did give Belfort post surgical injections containing testosterone.[4] While
conceding that Belfort may have not known about the testosterone, the NSAC explained that even if
Belfort was given injections by a medical practictioner who did not inform him that they contained
anabolic steroids, it would still be a violation of the banned substances policy. On December 21, 2006
he was suspended for nine months from the date of the hearing and fined $10,000. [2].
Cage Rage
Vitor Belfort defeated Ivan Serati by TKO at Cage Rage 21 in England on April 21, 2007.
He defeated James Zikic on September 22, 2007 at Cage Rage 23 to claim the Cage Rage light
heavyweight title in a unanimous decision. He entered the fight with a broken hand and during the
fight threw minimal punches and focused on takedowns and ground and pound techniques. He
apologized to the crowd for not putting on a good show but promised a better fight next
time.[citation needed]
Affliction
Vitor had a brief time training for his Affliction fight against Terry Martin with Chute Boxe in Brazil.
However, found himself training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas for preparation. Shawn Tomkins and
Randy Couture helped train him for the fight in which he got a second round KO by landing a flying
knee and following up with an uppercut straight-left combination.
After the fight Randy Couture said Vitor was thinking about moving to Las Vegas and training at
Xtreme Couture full time.
Vitor's next fight will be against Matt Lindland at Affliction's second-ever pay-per-view event,
Affliction: Day of Reckoning on October 11th, 2008.
fought both in Japan and the United States. The majority of his bouts have taken place in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and he is the former UFC light heavyweight champion . He is
the current Cage Rage light heavyweight champion.
Biography
Belfort studied in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black
belt under Carlson.[1]
He currently trains out of Xtreme Couture,[2] fighting as a middleweight.
MMA career
At the age of 19, Vitor came to the US to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match,
an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazilian defeated
in 12 seconds by KO.
UFC
Soon after, he moved on to compete in the UFC, where he was given the nickname The Phenom. He
beat two fighters in his debut event in the UFC. Belfort's next match saw him TKO the UFC 6
runner-up David "Tank" Abbott in a non-tournament fight, knocking Tank down and finishing him with
ground and pound.
In 1997 Belfort fought against American Greco-Roman wrestler Randy Couture. Belfort was upset by KO
8:16 into the match, his boxing skills negated by Couture's clinch fighting.
After this defeat, he would fight twice more in the UFC. The first of these fight was against a training
partner of his, Joe Charles, who he defeated quickly via armbar without throwing a single punch. A
year later, Belfort faced rising Brazilian star and future PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva. Catching
Silva early with a left cross, Belfort chased him across the ring with a flurry of punches, TKOing the
Brazilian in 44 seconds.
PRIDE
Vitor then moved on to fight in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Kazushi
Sakuraba in 1999. Vitor controlled the first minutes of the fight before being stomped and kicked by
Sakuraba in his legs whilst he lay on his back for the remainder of the fight. Following the fight he
stopped training with Carlson Gracie and started to train with Brazilian Top Team.
He fought four more times in PRIDE against Gilbert Yvel, Daijiro Matsui, Bobby Southworth and Heath
Herring. For these matches Belfort utilized his stand up striking skills less and instead controlled the
fights and won by ground and pound tactics. With the exception of his fight with Bobby Southworth
(which he won via rear naked choke in the first round), all his wins in PRIDE were by decision.
In PRIDE 9 - New Blood- in the last minute of the first round vs. Gilbert Yvel after dominating the
majority of the match Vitor repeatedly kisses his exhausted opponent, challenging him to stand on his
feet.[3]
Return to the UFC
Returning to the UFC, Belfort was scheduled to fight Tito Ortiz in the main event of UFC's first Las
Vegas show at UFC 33. However, he acquired an injury prior to the event that would require surgery.
Belfort eventually returned and fought Chuck Liddell (losing via decision), then Marvin Eastman
(winning via TKO and opening a severe cut on Eastman's eyebrow with a knee strike).
His next was on February 2, 2004, a rematch with Randy Couture for the UFC light heavyweight
championship. Despite agonizing over his sister Priscila Belfort who disappeared on January
9,[citation needed] Vitor won the fight in 49 seconds after a seam from his glove cut Couture's eye
leaving Couture with a corneal abrasion, prompting a referee stoppage. A third match between the
two took place on August 21, 2004. Couture won via doctor stoppage after the third round,
recapturing the UFC light heavyweight title.
His next fight in the UFC was against Tito Ortiz on February 5, 2005. Belfort broke Tito's nose with
punches in the first round and nearly stopped Ortiz in the second. Unable to finish the fight, Belfort
lost by split decision.
Return to PRIDE
Belfort entered PRIDE's Middleweight Grand Prix on April 23, 2005. He lost in the opening round to
Dutch Golden Glory fighter Alistair Overeem via guillotine choke.
Pro Boxing
On April 11, 2006 Vitor fought in his pro boxing debut against Josemario Neves. Belfort won by TKO
within the first minute after knocking his opponent down three times. Although he has fought in
boxing, his main interest is to fight in MMA.[citation needed]
Steroid Controversy
At PRIDE 32: The Real Deal on October 21, 2006, Belfort lost a unanimous decision to PRIDE
Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson. After the fight, Belfort tested positive for an illegal
substance, 4-hydroxytestosterone. [1] In his defense, Belfort argued that he purchased an over the
counter supplement which contained 4-Hydroxytestosterone. Belfort also explained that he may have
received 4-Hydroxytestosterone as the result of rehabilitative injections given to him by Brazilian
endocrinologist Dr. Rodrigo M. Greco after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in the
summer of 2006. The Nevada State Athletic Commission eventually received a statement from Dr.
Greco stating that he did give Belfort post surgical injections containing testosterone.[4] While
conceding that Belfort may have not known about the testosterone, the NSAC explained that even if
Belfort was given injections by a medical practictioner who did not inform him that they contained
anabolic steroids, it would still be a violation of the banned substances policy. On December 21, 2006
he was suspended for nine months from the date of the hearing and fined $10,000. [2].
Cage Rage
Vitor Belfort defeated Ivan Serati by TKO at Cage Rage 21 in England on April 21, 2007.
He defeated James Zikic on September 22, 2007 at Cage Rage 23 to claim the Cage Rage light
heavyweight title in a unanimous decision. He entered the fight with a broken hand and during the
fight threw minimal punches and focused on takedowns and ground and pound techniques. He
apologized to the crowd for not putting on a good show but promised a better fight next
time.[citation needed]
Affliction
Vitor had a brief time training for his Affliction fight against Terry Martin with Chute Boxe in Brazil.
However, found himself training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas for preparation. Shawn Tomkins and
Randy Couture helped train him for the fight in which he got a second round KO by landing a flying
knee and following up with an uppercut straight-left combination.
After the fight Randy Couture said Vitor was thinking about moving to Las Vegas and training at
Xtreme Couture full time.
Vitor's next fight will be against Matt Lindland at Affliction's second-ever pay-per-view event,
Affliction: Day of Reckoning on October 11th, 2008.
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