Vitor Belfort: I signed to fight on Feb. 6 -- but I don't know if it's against Anderson Silva
by Eduardo Cruz on Nov 17, 2009 11:43 AM EST
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"I’m waiting for the UFC to decide my opponent. But I will fight on February 6. I don’t know whether is it against Anderson (Silva), though. That’s that thing, we never know nothing in the UFC. The things go on and we don’t know. I signed to fight in February and they already warned me about it. The opponent is [sometimes] changed near the time of the fight. Tito Ortiz recently had his adversary changed close to fight. We have to be prepared the whole time. Anything can happen in the UFC -- but I don’t plan to move up to the light heavyweight division."
UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort expects to fight at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas — though he's not entirely convinced it will be against reigning champion Anderson Silva, who already withdrew from UFC 108 as he recovers from elbow surgery. "The Phenom" is coming off a first round destruction of former division champ Rich Franklin at UFC 103 on Sept. 19 in Dallas. The stoppage — coupled with his wins in Affliction — propelled him to an immediate title shot. The only question now is, when will he finally get it?
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Marquardt?
Could be, since Marquardt apparently has said that the Sonnen fight was bogus.
by Lester The Pimp on Nov 17, 2009 12:04 PM EST reply actions
it is and isn't...
Do I think Sonnen deserves Nate? No. Am I excited to see Sonnen get beat to a pulp? Extremely. Sonnen’s wrestling won’t help him here.
by McArthur... on Nov 17, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
mma math doesn't add up
Except in this case though.
I don’t want to see Sonnen Vs Nate. Sonnen lost to Maia – Maia gets KTFO by Nate
and then Sonnen fights Nate.
This high up in the rankings a win is supposed to matter.
by Bigger Zino on Nov 17, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Doesn't matter to me...
as long as Sonnen loses in convincingly dramatic fashion
by McArthur... on Nov 17, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Sonnen
Why all the hate for Sonnen? He’s beaten Dan Miller and Okami back to back…that’s a fair accomplishment even if it wasn’t via excitement. I’m not saying he’s a top MW in the UFC but he’s a solid gatekeeper. He does have an eerily resemblance to a douchebag though.
by Buster Bluth on Nov 17, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Ever since...
I heard him claim to be a top five MW after beating a drugged up Filho I’ve hoped to watch him lose and will continue to do so till it happens….
109 already?
At this rate, we could see UFC 200 in 7- 8 years. Although, I think by that time they may have done away with the “numbering” system. As long as they keep the cool names like “Justice is Served” I’ll be fine wth it.
"Remember men, we are all winners in the eyes of Christ...except for the guy still bleeding on the canvass"
I don’t think they named any UFC event since UFC 99, after 100 they got rid of the titles.
I hate spinach, and I’m glad that I do
because if I didn’t I’d eat them, and I just hate them.
LOL
UFC 110 “Fire Down Below” or UFC 111 “Today You Die”
by McArthur... on Nov 17, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
They named UFC 101 “Declaration”, didn’t they?
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 17, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
ah, you’re right, what about after that though?
I hate spinach, and I’m glad that I do
because if I didn’t I’d eat them, and I just hate them.
Declaration
Was in reference to the Declaration of Independence being written and signed in Philly, where the event was.
I'm kind of a big deal.
they should start naming them with the main events they’re putting on now………UFC 108 Sickness or UFC 108 Injury
dude.....i am
better yet
UFC 10?: Third String
UFC 10?: No Man’s Land
UFC 10?: Terminal
UFC 10?: Apocalypse
UFC 11?: Vacancy
UFC 11?: Apply Within
UFC 11?: Springer vs Winfrey
Well
Dana has talked that they tried to rid the UFC events of the numbering system but people just kept them going and referring to them as UFC 55 or whatever number it so happened to be so they were like screw it and kept the numbering system.
by Edgecrusher71 on Nov 17, 2009 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
I like the numbers
It makes it much easier to keep a chronology in your head and to remember how long ago something happened, and to remember which DVDs you want to buy. I thought most of the names were silly. I prefer a number + main event name format like “UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez.”
here, here. i agree.
formerly JB, trying to figure out this whole new SB deal. oh, and another thing; i'm not impressed by your performance.
Silva doesnt seem too eager to fight Belfort
He wanted top level competiters well there you go big guy. I swear if he signs another Light Heavy fight ……
Anderson is the new Tito...
…telling the UFC who should and shouldn’t get title shots, who he will and won’t fight because they’re his buddies, who should have to fight who to be deserving of him or a shot at his belt….He’s a ducking premadonna! Silva wants to pick and choose big names that he knows pose no threat to him. First he’s telling Dana that Hendo doesn’t deserve a shot,. Dana promises Hendo one anyway, so Andy says he’s injured and tells Dana to make Dan fight Nate. Then Dan’s contract expires and Silva claims he’s 100% and was never injured at all. Then Vitor shows up and Silva says he’ll fight him, but doesn’t want the title on the line. UFC says he has to defend his belt, and suddenly his elbow IS injured afterall, and Vitor is left signing a blank contract. Reminds me of when Tito was champ. Silva calls out guys like Mir and looks for another slow-mo cardboard target like Forrest. I’m expecting him to call out Couture any day now…oh wait, he already did! I’m sure Coleman and Tito are on his list too. Notice how quickly he made up with Wandy when Wandy actually made it to his division, so I guess we can add Wandy to the ever-growing list of fighters that Silva refuses to fight.
Disagree
I think Anderson Silva wants to fight compelling opponents, not cans. He was made to fight his previous two 185 opponents. Belfort and Nate pose the only real challenges right now. Henderson is out, and frankly I’m not very excited to see Henderson fight again, unless against Nate or Belfort.
by MMACrossfire on Nov 17, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Hendo
Dan Henderson needs to sign with the UFC already so it can be Belfort vs Hendo! This fight could be for a shot at the Spider.
Agreed
I’m wondering whether that’s the fight we’ll see.
by MMACrossfire on Nov 17, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
If they do that...
It should be for an Interim Title. That would force Anderson to either fight one of them or vacate and keep his ass up to 205 where it should have been all along.
That's what Dana did
to Tito when he was dodging Chuck. If Silva won’t defend the belt, he should be stripped. Hughes, Liddell, and every other long-standing champ had to put up with rematches and people they didn’t think deserved a shot. Anderson’s the only one who thinks he has a right to dictate who gets to fight for the belt.
Well...
I do think Vitor and Hendo deserve a title shot but so does Nate in my opinion. The only solution to this problem is if Silva just defended the belt already to one of those three.
Nate needs
to beat a big name to get another shot. He’s never beaten anybody on the level of a Franklin, Hendo, Belfort, or Wandy. His only fight against an elite level fighter was his loss to Silva. If he shows us he can beat a top-tier opponent and not just the mid-level guys that his resume is stacked with, THEN I’d say he deserves another shot. I know it’s not Nate’s fault that the UFC has never matched him up with an A-list fighter, but that’s what he needs to be a contender. Franklin was the previous champ and still had to beat #1 contender Okami to get a second shot. Vitor and Hendo both have wins against the previous champ (and are former champs themselves). Nate hasn’t fought ANY of the top 3 other contenders yet, so how can he be No 1 Contender. Let Nate get even ONE big name in his W column and I’ll join your crusade. Its for his own good, really. He needs the experience against A-level fighters before he takes on Silva again.
4 real competitors
I see Anderson, Vitor, Nate and Dan with chances to be champions by now. Maia is incredible but has to improve striking part.
I laugh to myself when I read people writing Anderson is afraid of Belfort. Is The Phenom a threat? Can be. But don’t count the Spider is feared, please.
"No one wants to be defeated."
I hope he comes out and dances
Then Belfort takes his head off. PLease god Silva get cocky against Belfort.
belfort vs sonnen. anderson vs nate.
formerly JB, trying to figure out this whole new SB deal. oh, and another thing; i'm not impressed by your performance.
he doesn't want this fight
or the Hendo fight, or the Machida fight, or the Marquardt figth, or the Wandy fight, …need I continue?
nuff said
He wants people he can beat. Wouldnt be surprised if he took another Light Heavy fight against someone like Jardine
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