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Vitor Belfort, 33, showed himself to be resigned to his loss to Anderson Silva last Saturday.
In an interview with Brazil’s Sportv channel, Vitor said: “If he tried that kick ten times, he’d land it once. But it landed; what can I do? Full credit to him, he’s a great champion. I’ll be back even stronger,” said Vitor, a former light heavyweight champion.
While still in the octagon, the Brazilian thanked his former rival and current coach Randy Couture, hailed his team, and said he wants to continue training in Las Vegas for his next fights.
Due to the success and repercussions of UFC 126, Vitor hopes to at least put in an appearance at UFC Rio in August, preferably against Wanderlei Silva, in a rematch of their historic fight at UFC Brazil in São Paulo back in 1998.
Who would you like to see Belfort fight? Comment below!
I want to see Belfort vs Arona first 🙂
Vitor and Forest would be a good fight as well!!!
Belfort vs Marquart seems like a good match up. As much as I love Wanderlei I don’t think Vitor is a good match up for him
Sim, quero muito vê-lo lutar. Acredito que Belfort ainda é um dos lutadores com o maior potencial já visto em todos os tempos. Em sua luta luta com Anderson, aconteceu com ele o que poderia também ter acontecido com o spider. São lutadores exemplares, com um nível equilibrado, onde qualquer erro poderia ser fatal. Acredito que Vitor merece uma revanche e todo nosso respeito pelo lutador que sempre foi. Na minha opinião, Vitor poderia ter segurado e administrado a luta na hora que botou Anderson no chão. Começou a luta de forma incrível e foi um pouco afoito tentando bater direto na hora que botou pra baixo. Abraço a todos e parabéns ao Anderson, que, sem sombra de dúvidas , dispensa qualquer comentário!