Vitor Belfort wants Rio fight in March, welcomes Anderson Silva rematch

[CEITEDMOFO]

At 39, Vitor Belfort would still like a chance to rematch former middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. As The Phenom told Combate, he believes it's a fight the fans would like to see and would make a lot of sense it could happen in March. Specifically, oh a card rumored to happen on Belfort's hometown of Rio de Janeiro.

"It was never anything personal with Anderson Silva, he just had what I wanted, which was the title. I think it's a fight the fans would like to see and the UFC is willing to negotiate. I know they to make big fights and if they're going to make a lot of money with this fight. We might as well make some, too. It would be quite the huge fight."

"My camp has already begun, I want to fight in the first semester of 2017. If the fight happens in March, in Rio, I'm in. I stopped who I was, which was an aggressor, and that's what I'm going to start doing again from here on out."

Vitor Belfort currently finds himself on a two-fight skid, with TKO losses to Gegard Mousasi and Ronaldo Souza. His last win, a first-round KO of Dan Henderson, dates back to November 2015.

Vitor Belfort wants Rio fight, Anderson Silva rematch

 

[KevCo]

@THEREALBRAND

 

[87 others]

Vitor is a coward, honestly. He's a mental midget that crumbles under the slightest bit of pressure or resistance. He just flat out gives up if he can't starch somebody within the first 5 minutes.

 

[James Gordon]

Make it happen UFC

 

[DougFunnY]

Vitor will forever be that dude. Now seems like the perfect time for the silva rematch, but I wouldn't mind seeing him fight a lesser oponent just to regain lost momentum. He needs a win badly

 

[jackswstd]

Silva wins again IMO. Vitor is a shell without the TRT.

 

[newarkhiphop]

 

[123456789]

I understand those that think vitor wins the rematch but Silva won't fight dumb at this age with this opponent

Spider wins then hopefully both retire in Brazil.

 

[Roman Brady]

How many of these warriors want Silva? moose, Kennedy, maia and now vitor. Ain't won a fight since Stephen bonnar was in the UFC but I am going to call him out. They should be embarrassed, even though I reserve my opinion, if you are the GOAT and you are getting dropped/can't beat bisbing clearly you are past it

 

[THEREALBRAND]

@THEREALBRAND

I honestly wish he'd call it a career at this point.

I understand wanting to avenge the Silva loss and I kind of want to see it, but other than that he shouldn't enter the Octagon again.

 

[KevCo]

I honestly wish he'd call it a career at this point.

I understand wanting to avenge the Silva loss and I kind of want to see it, but other than that he shouldn't enter the Octagon again.

Yea hes one of my fav fighters of all time, but i dont want to see him keep getting pummeled...both are over the hill clearly and neither should be pushing for too many more fights...nothing to be ashamed of, hes had a hell of a career.

 

[8====D]

I don't care who A.Silva fights next. . .I just want him to actually FIGHT !!!

I'll always be a fan of his technique and what he has accomplished in/out the ring, but enough is enough. Stop prancing around the cage, take some initiative in the ring, and bring the fight to your opponent.

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

 

[SirReginald]