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Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort in Doubt for January, Georges St-Piere May Not Return Until March
Oct 31, 2009 - 11:52 am ET | 16 Comments
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort in Doubt for January, Georges St-Piere May Not Return Until March

Injuries to middleweight champion Anderson Silva and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre could alter the UFC’s plans for early-2010, as both fighters may be sidelined longer than expected.

Silva’s recovery from recent elbow surgery could delay his title defense against Vitor Belfort rumored for UFC 108 in January, while St-Pierre may be unable to return until March.

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Wanderlei Silva: Anderson Silva Will Destroy Vitor Belfort
Oct 8, 2009 - 3:00 pm ET | 34 Comments
Wanderlei Silva: Anderson Silva Will Destroy Vitor Belfort

“I believe Anderson would destroy Belfort.I think it’s a very interesting fight. Belfort has good boxing skills and is a good athlete, but everybody knows that he has a weak psychological aspect and I think he will shake when he gets in the Octagon with (Silva).
Of course [Belfort and I] will fight. I want this [...]

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Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Planned for UFC 108
Sep 25, 2009 - 8:31 pm ET | 82 Comments
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Planned for UFC 108

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon to take on Vitor Belfort at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas, according to the LA Times, which confirmed with UFC President Dana White that both fighters have verbally agreed to the co-headlining matchup.

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Vitor Belfort UFC 103 Video Blog Episodes 3-7
Sep 22, 2009 - 1:12 pm ET | 2 Comments


Episode 3

The rest of the videos are in the main article.

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Belfort, Story, and Foster Earn UFC 103 Fight Night Bonuses
Sep 20, 2009 - 2:05 am ET | 7 Comments
Belfort, Story, and Foster Earn UFC 103 Fight Night Bonuses

Vitor Belfort, Rick Story and Brian Foster each earned $65,000 “fight night” bonuses at Saturday’s UFC 103 event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

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UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit
Sep 20, 2009 - 12:45 am ET | 48 Comments
UFC 103 Results: Belfort Knocks Out Franklin, dos Santos Forces Filipovic To Verbally Submit

In the UFC 103 headlining bout between former UFC champions Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, Belfort made good on his return to the UFC. The Brazilian rocked Franklin with a right, then dropped him with a left before forcing Yves Lavigne to call a stop to the contest with more punches to the downed [...]

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UFC 103 Predictions
Sep 19, 2009 - 7:00 am ET | 21 Comments
UFC 103 Predictions

It’s prediction time again here at MMAFrenzy.com, and I’m going to channel my inner “Carnac the Magnificent” and try to tell you what’s on the other side of tonight’s UFC 103 fights and some of the other staff from the site have joined in as well.

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UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Sep 18, 2009 - 5:41 pm ET | 22 Comments
UFC 103 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

Fighters weighed-in today at the Dallas Convention Center Arena for UFC 103 which will take place Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Pay-per-view headliner Rich Franklin made weight for the 195 catch weight bout weighing in at 195 pounds on the nose. Co-headliner Vitor Belfort missed weight by a quarter of pound and has two hours to lose the additional weight.

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UFC Announcements: Belfort-Franklin Headlines UFC 103, Henderson Next For Silva, Tito Ortiz Returns
Jul 31, 2009 - 12:56 pm ET | 105 Comments
UFC Announcements: Belfort-Franklin Headlines UFC 103, Henderson Next For Silva, Tito Ortiz Returns

UFC President Dana White made several announcements during a Friday press conference, including confirmation that Vitor Belfort will be returning to the Octagon to headline UFC 103 against Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson is next in line for a middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva, and Tito Ortiz is officially returning to the UFC, likely facing Mark Coleman at the promotion’s New Year’s show.

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Rumor: Henderson vs. Belfort, Franklin vs. Ortiz Possible to Headline UFC 103
Jul 27, 2009 - 10:45 am ET | 87 Comments
Rumor: Henderson vs. Belfort, Franklin vs. Ortiz Possible to Headline UFC 103

The recently-announced UFC 103 main event rematch between Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin could be off following this weeks collapse of Affliction’s MMA promotion and Tito Ortiz possibly returning to the Octagon.

Though announced, Franklin-Henderson has yet to added to the official fight card for the pay-per-view and rumors are now making the rounds that Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort and Rich Franklin vs. Tito Ortiz could co-headline the September 19 event in Dallas.

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“Trilogy” Opponent For Fedor Not Yet Finalized; Belfort, Rogers, and Monson All Possibilities
Jul 23, 2009 - 6:03 pm ET | 19 Comments
“Trilogy” Opponent For Fedor Not Yet Finalized; Belfort, Rogers, and Monson All Possibilities

An opponent has still not been finalized to fight Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of Affliction: Trilogy, which takes place on August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Vitor Belfort, Brett Rogers, and Jeff Monson are all rumored to be possibilites for the slot, left after Josh Barnett was forced out of the fight following a positive steroid test, with an official announcement expected soon.

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Belfort Agrees In Principle To Fight Fedor, Matchup Not Yet Proposed to CSAC
Jul 22, 2009 - 2:41 pm ET | 22 Comments
Belfort Agrees In Principle To Fight Fedor, Matchup Not Yet Proposed to CSAC

Middleweight Vitor Belfort has agreed in principle to replace Josh Barnett, who tested positive for steroids in an out-of-competition drug test, and fight heavyweight Emelianenko in the main event of “Trilogy” at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, according to MMAjunkie.

Financial negotiations are ongoing between Belfort and Affliction, with the promotion expected to formally announce a replacement later today.

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