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 »
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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 »
“UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” is officially sold out
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Tuesday that tickets for UFC 126, headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort in a middleweight title fight, have officially sold out. Read More »
Vitor Belfort talks about upcoming fight with Anderson Silva, wants to finish him
Vitor Belfort takes a break from his Xtreme Couture training to talk about his upcoming title fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 126 on Feb. 5. Belfort also dispels some rumors regarding he and Mike Tyson. Read More »
Vitor Belfort: “It’s going to be a lion vs. a lion”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort will face current 185-pound champ Anderson Silva on Feb. 5 for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 126 in Las Vegas. Belfort is on a five-fight win streak, four by knockout. Read More »
Vitor Belfort, Shane Carwin, Nate Diaz and Thiago Silva added to Round 5 line-up
Four new UFC fighters have been added to the Round 5 family. Vitor Belfort, Shane Carwin, Nate Diaz and Thiago Silva figures will be released in 2011 as part of Round 5's "Ultimate Collector" series. Read More »
Belfort says title fight with Silva likely in February
UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort (19-8) said that his fight with champion Anderson Silva (27-4) will likely take place at the UFC event on Super Bowl weekend. Read More »
James Toney accepts Vitor Belfort’s challenge to a boxing match
On Sunday we reported that former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort made an open plea for UFC President Dana White to let him fight James Toney in a boxing match. Read More »
Vitor Belfort shares thoughts on Silva vs. Sonnen, ready for title shot *VIDEO*
UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort shares his thoughts on the UFC 117 main event between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. Barring a rematch, he is likely next in line for a shot at Silva. Read More »
Vitor Belfort forced to pull out of UFC 112 title fight with Anderson Silva
“Vitor is out its true.” And with five simple words, one of the most anticipated fights of 2010 will not take place. UFC President Dana White tweeted those words today, confirming the UFC middleweight title fight between champion Anderson “The ... Read More »
Anderson Silva expected to face Vitor Belfort at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi
In an exclusive report, Brazilian MMA site Tatame is reporting a fight between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort is in the works for UFC 112, on April 10, in Abu Dhabi. It will be the UFC’s first ... Read More »
PROMMA.INFO UFC 103 staff picks
“UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” takes place tonight at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. A couple of the preliminary bouts will air live on Spike TV beginning at 8 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. PT and the main ... Read More »
UFC 103 weigh-in results & notes
The weigh-ins for “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” took place Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. As always, PROMMA.INFO provided a live stream of the proceedings. Efrain Escudero and Vitor Belfort were both over ... Read More »
Countdown to UFC 103 – full episode
Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin headlines UFC 103 this Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Dallas, Texas. Other fights on this card detailed in this Countdown episode include Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos and Frank Trigg vs. Josh Koscheck. ... Read More »
Tito Ortiz interviews Frank Trigg and Vitor Belfort on MMA Connected
Tito Ortiz is special guest host on MMA Connected and talks with returning UFC welterweight Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg. Trigg starts off the interview by telling Tito he thinks he will lose against Mark Coleman, so it’s not a huge ... Read More »
UFC 103 in-depth preview (video)
Here is an in-depth look at “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” headlined by former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin taking on Vitor Belfort at a catch-weight of 195 lbs. The fight between Junior Dos Santos vs. Mirko Cro Cop is ... Read More »
INSIDE MMA 7-31-09
Bas and Kenny discuss the Affliction fallout and are joined by guests Josh Gross, Vitor Belfort, and Paul Buentello. Ron Kruck has an interview with Fedor Emelianenko. Part 1 Read More »
Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort returns at UFC 103
LIVE FROM THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 Las Vegas, NV (USA) – It’s a staple on the list of most longtime UFC fans’ favorite images – Vitor Belfort, just 20 years old, blasting through his opponents ... Read More »
Rich Franklin will Headline UFC 103 Against Vitor Belfort
Although the UFC originally announced that the main event of UFC 103 would pit Rich Franklin against Dan Henderson for the second time, now the UFC has announced that Franklin will take on Vitor Belfort instead. The former UFC light ... Read More »
Vitor Belfort ready for Fedor fight
Vitor Belfort’s striking coach, Shawn Tompkins, talks about their decision to accept a short notice fight with Fedor Emelianenko at “Affliction: Trilogy” after Josh Barnett was pulled out due to testing positive for steroids. Tompkins said they have agreed to ... Read More »
Photo of the Day
I came across this photo while walking around Chicago the other night. It appears as if Affliction was planning on marketing their third card as The United States versus The Soviet Union. This raises some problems. If Josh Barnett is ... Read More »
Dana White recruiting Vitor Belfort?
During a TUF 9 Finale commercial break, Amir Sadollah interviewed UFC president Dana White for an “Inside the Octagon” segment. In the interview, Dana White said that he is considering signing former UFC light heavyweight champion, Vitor Belfort for a ... Read More »