The man of the hour, 36-year-old veteran Vitor Belfort (23-10), who just got done knocking out his second straight top-10 middleweight in the last five months, has issued an apology for the way he reacted to questions about TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) at the UFC on FX 8 post-fight press conference Saturday night. Read More »
To say that Luke Rockhold looked disappointed following his loss to Vitor Belfort on Saturday night would be an understatement. At the UFC on FX 8 press conference, Rockhold, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion looked both despondent and frustrated as he sat in front of the media post-fight. Read More »
UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort knocked out former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold on Saturday night in the UFC on FX 8 main event. Belfort also knocked out Michael Bisping in the main event of the UFC on FX 7 card via second round KO. Both Rockhold and Bisping are thought to be top flight middleweight fighters, yet Belfort blew through both of them with relative ease. Read More »
The UFC on FX 8 event on Saturday night has come and passed with some questions being answered while other questions were formed. Let's put on our Joe Silva matchmaker hat and see what's next for some of the fighters. Read More »
Following Vitor Belfort's devastating knockout of Luke Rockhold in the UFC on FX 8 main event Saturday night, the fighters gathered for the traditional post-fight press conference at Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza who made a very impressive UFC debut, was also in attendance, as was Gleison Tibau and others. Read More »
UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort won in emphatic fashion over former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the main event of the UFC on FX 8 event on Saturday night in Brazil. Read More »
The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TVfor UFC ON FX 8: BELFORT VS. ROCKHOLD. The show was hosted by Karyn Bryant, with UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier and light heavyweight Chael Sonnen offering analysis. Heidi Androl conducted fighter interviews on-site. Read More »
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 »
The legend of Vitor Belfort continues to grow. Belfort welcomed Luke Rockhold to the UFC, but ended his time in the octagon just as quickly as it started, landing a spinning back kick and a series of punches to punctuate a stunning performance in the main even of UFC on FX 8. Read More »
"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 »
The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions for UFC on FX 8, headlined with a middleweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold in his UFC debut. Read More »
Following their shoving match at Friday's UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins, Luke Rockhold responded to comments from Vitor Belfort that he is scared. "I'm scared? Yeah. I got no words for that," Rockhold stated. "You know what, I became champion, I stayed champion and Belfort's going to find that out tomorrow night." Read More »
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 »
Thanks to UFC officials intervening Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold did NOT fight at Friday's UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins in Brazil. However, that will not be the case tomorrow when these two middleweights face off in the main event LIVE on FX. Read More »
Fighter weigh-ins for UFC on FX 8 took place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the same venue playing host to Saturday's fight card headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold and former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort. Read More »
In his first video blog leading up to Saturday's fight card, UFC President Dana White takes us behind the scenes of UFC on FOX 7 where UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez in the main event. Read More »
It has been a while since we've had a major MMA event, three weeks to be exact, and while this one isn't stacked with huge names it is FREE. How can we argue with FREE right? The card does have some intrigue as two former Strikeforce fighters will be making their UFC debut in the main and co-main event respectively. There's also a lightweight fight that could steal the night if both fighters bring their "A" game. You can find a quick synopsis and prediction for each main card fight Read More »
Today's "UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" weigh-ins will stream LIVE from Brazil at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT). UFC fans can watch the live broadcast on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) or view the on-demand replay shortly afterward. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 headliners Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold, along with co-headliners Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Chris Camozzi participated in a pre-fight press conference Thursday in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Read More »
It seems as though it has been forever since we've had a major MMA event, but the drought is about to be over when the UFC heads to Brazil on Saturday for the UFC on FX 8 event. The main event will feature a middleweight fight between two top fighters in Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. The co-main event will also be a middleweight bout, featuring former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza taking on Chris Camozzi. It's a card that doesn't have a lot of huge names, but there should be some interesting story lines coming out of the event. Let's take a look at the top three questions going into the event. Read More »
On this week’s UFC TONIGHT SPECIAL EDITION: TITO ORTIZ FIGHTER’S CUT, the UFC Hall of Famerrelivestwo of his biggest fights. First, The People’s Champ talks through his fight at UFC 51 where he faced Vitor Belfort. “This was one of the most memorable fights for me. Everything was on the line. I knew I had to push the pressure as much as possible and wait for him to make a small mistake.” Read More »
The UFC on FX 8 event that's set for May 18 in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has a new co-main event due to the injury bug. UFC middleweight Constantinos Philippou (12-2, 1NC) has suffered a cut during his training camp that will prevent him from fighting Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. However, Chris Camozzi has agreed to face the Brazilian on his home turf on short notice. Read More »
