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Vitor Belfort

(The Phenom)

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Born
1977 (48 years old)
Rio de Janeiro

Position
Fighter

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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Height
6'0"

Weight
185 lbs

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UFC Middleweight

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UFC

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Latest Results

					UFC 224 Nunes vs Pennington	12 May 18
					UFC 212 Aldo vs Holloway	03 Jun 17
					UFC 204 Bisping Vs Henderson 2	08 Oct 16
					UFC Fight Night Belfort vs Henderson 3	07 Nov 15
					UFC 187 Johnson vs Cormier	23 May 15
					UFC Fight Night Belfort vs Henderson	09 Nov 13
					UFC on FX 8 Belfort vs Rockhold	18 May 13
					UFC on FX Belfort vs Bisping	19 Jan 13
					UFC 152 Jones vs Belfort	22 Sep 12
					UFC 142 Aldo vs Mendes	14 Jan 12
					UFC 133 Evans vs Ortiz	06 Aug 11
					UFC 126 Silva vs Belfort	05 Feb 11
					UFC 103 Franklin vs Belfort	19 Sep 09
					UFC 51 Super Saturday	05 Feb 05
					UFC 49 Unfinished Business	21 Aug 04
					UFC 46 Supernatural	31 Jan 04
					UFC 43 Meltdown	06 Jun 03
					UFC 37.5 As Real As It Gets	22 Jun 02
					UFC Ultimate Brazil	16 Oct 98
					UFC Japan Ultimate Japan	21 Dec 97
					UFC 15 Collision Course	17 Oct 97
					UFC 13 The Ultimate Force	30 May 97
					UFC 12 Judgement Day	07 Feb 97
					UFC 12 Judgement Day	07 Feb 97

Description

Vítor Vieira Belfort (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born 1 April 1977) is a Brazilian professional boxer and retired mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion. Known for his explosive knockout power, Belfort is tied for fifth for the most finishes in UFC history with 14. Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, Affliction, and Cage Rage.

Background
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Belfort began training in boxing at the age of 12 under Claudio Coelho. Belfort later studied Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Carlson Gracie, who gave him his black belt. Gracie scouted Belfort at the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championships, where he won the Absolute and Heavyweight titles for blue belts under age 18. Belfort, 17 at the time, was invited to compete at Gracie's gym, where he trained with the likes of Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Loborio, Ricardo De La Riva, Mario Sperry, and Wallid Ismail.




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