Vitor Belfort News

Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

Vitor Belfort suffered a first-round TKO at the hands of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the UFC 198 co-main event over the weekend in Curitiba, Brazil. The win for “Jacare” likely puts him at the top of the middleweights for the next to contend for the championship belt. However, for Belfort, it sets him back in his hopes of fighting once again for UFC gold.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

Vitor Belfort has an idea to help make his training camps more involved with his fans. Vitor says that the billionaire Donald Trump has to raise funds for his run in the presidential campaign, so why shouldn’t he get a fundraiser for his costly training camps?

bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2016

Ahead of UFC 198 this Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil, where Vitor Belfort and Jacare Souza will square off in a fight that many believe to be a middleweight #1 contender fight, ‘The Phenom’ has high praise for his opponent. He spoke to media members, as transcribed by MMAFighting:

Russell Ess - May 9, 2016

The uniform deal that Reebok has locked in with the UFC has upset a lot of fighters under the promotion. While some have gained some income with Reebok’s deal, others have had a lot of money fly out the window. Vitor Belfort spoke with Sportv (transcribed by Bloody Elbow) about the Reebok sponsorship as his fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is coming up at UFC 198.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

Former UFC champion and current middleweight contender Vitor Belfort talks with MMAFighting about how the UFC Reebok deal has cost him a lot of money.

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has a giant fight ahead of him at UFC 198 taking place in Curitiba, Brazil. “The Phenom” will take on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a bout that could likely determine the next fighter in the middleweight division to fight for the title. Belfort recently posted a photo to Instagram saying, “Muita foto e vídeos para promoção da minha próxima luta no #ufc198 #ufccuritiba #teambelfort #20anosdemmanotopo #tbt @familiabelfort // A lot of photo shoot and videos to promote my up coming fight at #ufc198 #ufccuritiba #teambelfort #20yearsofthetopmma #belfortfamily #tbt”

bjpenndotcom - March 26, 2016

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Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort may be adding another accolade to his substantial resume. The 38-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC heavyweight tournament champion has been a pioneer to the sport of mixed martial arts. With his first UFC fight taking place all the way back on Feb. 7, 1997, Belfort has been a very relevant fighter and remains so to this day. “The Phenom” surprised many with a recent announcement on his Facebook page that many die-hard fans may not have even known regarding his scholarly background. Befort proudly announced that he has been accepted into the very prestigious school, Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.