Former UFC light heavyweight champ and former No. 1 middleweight contender Vitor Belfort may have just earned himself another title shot with a brutal knockout of former Strikeforce 185-pound champ Luke Rockhold who was making his UFC debut. Read More »
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"UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" takes place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The event is headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold. Read More »
God is picking Vitor Belfort to win at UFC on FX 8
Now there's no need to get into a Theological debate. Can't we just enjoy the fact a 36-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion believes God is on his side in this fight? Why the Big Man forsook him in the Jon Jones and Anderson Silva fights we don't know. Nor do we need to know.... mysterious ways and all that. Read More »
Video: Inside Vitor Belfort’s UFC 152 training camp
On Feb. 7, 1997, a 19-year-old Brazilian by the name of Vitor Belfort made his UFC debut by fighting and defeating Tra Telligman and Scott Ferrozzo both on the same night. Fast-forward 15 years later. Read More »
Vitor Belfort on fighting Jon Jones: ‘It’s the old-fashioned fighter against the new breed’
Vitor Belfort was a guest on UFC Tonight Tuesday and talked about moving up to 205-pounds to face UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on Sept. 22 at UFC 152. Read More »
Lyoto Machida out; now it’s Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort on Sept. 22
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will now face former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort at UFC 152 on Sept. 22 in Toronto, Canada. Read More »
Meet the cast of ‘The Ultimate Fighter Brazil’
Seven years after The Ultimate Fighter made its debut in the U.S., the UFC is taking the show international for the first time with The Ultimate Fighter - Brasil which premieres Sunday, March 25, on Rede Globo in Brazil. Read More »
UFC 142 LIVE results and play-by-play
"UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes" takes place this evening at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and features UFC 145 pound champ Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes in a featherweight title fight main event. Read More »
Pictures: UFC 142 pre-fight press conference
Check out photos from Thursday's "UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes" pre-fight press conference which took place at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More »
UFC 142 media call – quotes and audio
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, along with his UFC 142 main event opponent Chad Mendes, as well as co-headliners Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson took questions from the media on Wednesday's conference call. Read More »
TUF Brazil press conference with coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva *VIDEO*
As coaches of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva took part in a press conference Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Read More »
Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort face off as coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil
Brazilian MMA legends Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will face off as opposing coaches on the inaugural season of "The Ultimate Fighter Brazil", which will begin the casting process this week in Sao Paulo. Read More »
Vitor Belfort claims to have Hepatitis A
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has apparently contracted hepatitis A. The Brazilian is scheduled to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133 in August. Read More »
UFC 126 LIVE results, play-by-play
Join us here at ProMMAnow.com for LIVE results and play by play commentary during Saturday night's "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" fight card airing live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET. Read More »
Watch today’s UFC 126 Fight Club Q & A and weigh-ins LIVE on ProMMAnow.com
UFC fans can watch today’s Fight Club Q & A at 5 p.m. ET and the UFC 126 fighter weigh-ins at 7 p.m. ET in a LIVE video stream at ProMMAnow.com. Read More »
UFC 126 Main Event Preview: Can Vitor Belfort dethrone Anderson Silva?
Kelvin Hunt previews the UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort main event. Can "The Phenom" Vitor Belfort take out the longest tenured champion in the UFC in Anderson Silva? Read More »
UFC 126 pre-fight press conference notes & photos
There was lots of Brazilian press at Mandalay Bay on Wednesday for the UFC 126 press conference and for good reason. Two of the biggest MMA stars to ever come out of Brazil will face off on Saturday. Read More »
Programming Alert: “Countdown to UFC 126″ airs tonight on Spike TV
Be sure to tune into "Countdown to UFC 126" tonight on Spike TV. The episode will focus on the UFC 126 main event title fight and two other highly anticipated match-ups that will take place Saturday. Read More »
Watch today’s UFC 126 pre-fight press conference LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 4 p.m. ET
Today's “UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” pre-fight press conference will broadcast in a LIVE video stream on ProMMAnow.com starting at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Read More »
Vitor Belfort: ‘I don’t have sex, I make love’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion and current middleweight contender Vitor Belfort is asked about his thoughts on abstaining from sex during training camp leading up to a fight. Read More »
UFC 126 preview: Will cage rust be a huge factor?
ProMMAnow.com staff writer Kelvin Hunt takes a look at five story lines surrounding "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" which takes place this Saturday, Feb. 5, in Las Vegas and broadcasts live on Pay-Per-View. Read More »
UFC 126 conference call with Belfort, Silva, Griffin, Franklin – notes and audio
UFC 126 headliners Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, as well as co-headliners Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin talked about their upcoming fights on Thursday's media conference call. Read More »