All Entries Tagged With: "Vitor Belfort"
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Preview and Predictions
UFC 133 was one of the hardest hit cards in UFC history in terms of injuries and fights being cancelled, but still has managed to put together an intriguing main event between two former light heavyweight champions as Tito Ortiz takes on Rashad Evans in the main event. The undercard lacks star power, but should [...]
UFC 126 Preview and Predictions
Simply put, UFC 126 features one of the most stacked fight cards that the organization has produced in the past year. Featuring an exciting main event matchup for the middleweight title between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, as well a co-main event between Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin, not to mention a light heavyweight fight [...]
Demian Maia to Face Anderson Silva at UFC 112
According to UFC.com, Demian Maia will step in for the injured Vitor Belfort to take on Anderson Silva at UFC 112.
Maia, who won a unanimous decision over Dan Miller at UFC 109 last weekend, had been medically suspended until August 6th due to a cut he received in that fight. He could be cleared [...]
Vitor Belfort Out of Scheduled UFC 112 Title Fight Against Silva
UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort was forced to take himself out of a scheduled middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 due to a shoulder injury. Reports indicate that Belfort tried to continue training with the injury, but that it proved to be too severe to allow him to fight.
According to UFC president [...]
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Not Happening At UFC 109
Anderson Silva’s planned title defense against Vitor Belfort has been delayed several times with various reports on the health of Silva’s elbow. After having surgery to remove bone chips, Silva was expected to be ready to face Belfort at UFC 108 in January. However, Silva said recently that the injury wasn’t healing properly, and that [...]
Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva Scheduled for UFC 108
It appears that Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson will have to move from the front of the middleweight contender line, as Vitor Belfort will instead get the next shot at Anderson Silva. Both fighters have agreed to the contest which is scheduled to take place at UFC 108 in January.
Belfort beat Rich Franklin at UFC [...]
UFC 103 Recap
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort wasn’t one of the most hyped UFC events of the year, but it delivered solid action and perhaps presented middleweight champion Anderson Silva with a legitimate challenger.
On the preliminary card, Rafael dos Anjos showed why the UFC kept him around after an 0-2 start with the company by defeating Rob [...]
