Report: Vitor Belfort injured, replaced by Nate Marquardt at UFC 122 against Yushin Okami
by Jesse Holland on Sep 21, 2010 11:27 PM EDT
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Not again.
Vitor Belfort has reportedly suffered an undisclosed injury and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 122 "title eliminator" fight against Yushin Okami on Nov. 13 in Oberhausen, Germany, according to MMA Weekly.
Stepping in for "The Phenom" will be former division number one contender Nate Marquardt, who will now face "Thunder" in the main event of the Spike TV telecast after a "Great" performance against Rousimar Palhares at UFC Fight Night 22 earlier this month.
Opportunity once again came knocking, thanks largely in part to a dreadful year for the hard-hitting Brazilian.
After a lingering shoulder injury became too much to bear, Belfort pulled out of his UFC 112 middleweight title fight against reigning division champion Anderson Silva at the Concert Arena from Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, back on April 10.
It was the second time his bout with "The Spider" was postponed. They were initially penciled in to collide at UFC 108 earlier this year; however, minor elbow surgery for Silva postponed the all-Brazilian brawl until Spring.
Perhaps it wasn't (or isn't) meant to be -- Belfort has yet to make his middleweight debut and hasn't seen the inside of the Octagon since a first round destruction of former division champion Rich Franklin in a 195-pound catchweight fight back at UFC 103 on Sept. 19, 2009.
At this time, the UFC has yet to make an official announcement regarding any changes to the Nov. 13 line-up; however, that hasn't stopped Internet conspiracy theorists from somehow tying this into Chael Sonnen's recent drug bust at the hands of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
With a year long suspension likely awaiting the mouthy ex-politician, Anderson Silva will be left without an opponent for early 2011. UFC 122: "Belfort vs. Okami" was supposed to provide the next top contender, but now the promotion may once again shuffle the deck depending on the timeline for Belfort's return.
Bottom line?
Either Nate Marquardt or Yushin Okami are likely to leave Oberhausen with first dibs on the middleweight strap. But who will be wearing it by the time they get there? That remains to be seen.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on this breaking news as it continues to unfold.
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FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God this guy is more frail then an 85 year old woman…..
Seriously.
"I only want to be known as the best ever. Is that too much to ask?"
-BJ Penn
"I dont know how GSP puts his jeans on with all those people hugging his nuts"... -Dan Hardy
SON OF A GOAT'S VAGINA!!!!!
WTF man!?!!!
Will this mean Sonnen vs. Vitor when Sonnen is off his suspension and Vitor is health?!
Damn it!
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by TABASCOsauce on Sep 22, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
***healthy
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by TABASCOsauce on Sep 22, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Goat's vagina?
That’s weird I know a dude from Seattle that’s in a band named Goat’s Vagina. Is that a Washington thing or somethin?
Hadoken!!
Joe Rogan referred to a giant hatchet wound looking gash on Marvin Eastman head as a goat's vagina.
I AM SOMETIMES BIASED - Get over it!!!!!!!
by ViolentMike on Sep 22, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
VM
Sir you are correct….A band named Goat’s Vagina in Seattle? Haven’t heard of em…but I’ll keep an ear out!
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by TABASCOsauce on Sep 22, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Noooooooo!!!!!!
Fuck!!! I don’t give a fuck about AS fighting anybody but vitor!
by d*locc on Sep 22, 2010 10:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't get more transparent than this...
Obviously Vitor is gonna be fighting Anderson for the title since Chael took sweet sweet drugs. To just yank him out and mix it up seems unfair to Okami and some fans would get pissy, but to claim injury and swap him in his the perfect excuse.
hmm pretty good assumption
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by robinhorobson on Sep 22, 2010 3:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Have nate and okami fought before, can’t remember
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i hope its a good fight too
and i also hope that okami does not try to call a time out in the middle of the first round
never have any regrets, because at the time, thats all you wanted to do
Nate is already bathing in grease!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
haha hes working shift at the local KFC to build up a good natural grease.
by Weedsuplement on Sep 22, 2010 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
That was pretty funny
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by salamagogo on Sep 22, 2010 10:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
an unstoppable force
Retard strength, and slick as the dickens
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by salamagogo on Sep 22, 2010 10:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WTF?
Vitor needs to be in a protective bubble at all times.
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BJ Penn, best P4P fighter on the planet. I'll still stand by that all day long, bitches.
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8-7-10 Anderson Silva was destroyed and exposed.
R.I.P. Dime and Ryan Gracie.
LMMFAO
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
by BigDickChainey on Sep 21, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
he done pulled out of more fights than Karo!!
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
by BigDickChainey on Sep 21, 2010 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
excuse me flo? what is the soup du jour?
Its the soup of the day…
Mmmm that sounds good, I’ll have that.
KICK HIS ASS SEABASS!
by Blunt n' Beer on Sep 22, 2010 12:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
must be a serious "injury"
the event is still a month away. hate to be a conspiracy theorist but i think Snafoo may be right and could just be a ufc tactic to get him straight to title shot now that chael got in trouble
i dont give out free signatures
Which is B.S. bc I wanted him to have a fight at 185 before the title, but whatever.
Silva will own him!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
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by MM_Eh on Sep 21, 2010 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Malk goes great with grade F meat.
(reads package): Mostly circus animals, some filler
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by TheGreg on Sep 22, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is there anything that doesn't have meat in it?
Possibly the bun.
by Body Triangle on Sep 22, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
classic
Haha awesome use of the simpsons I love it
by McK24theTruth on Sep 22, 2010 12:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
BTW, sorry bout the fan post Jesse
The super slow internet in my dorm didn’t load this article, so I posted this story up as a fanpost thinking no one else had
C'mon Vitor - great replacement
must be bad, he has been trying to put his name out there alot. Sucks to be him, golden opportunity for Nate. Nate was supposed to beat Chael and go right to Silva…. wonder if chael was juicing then… Cause everyone thought Nate was gonna walk right through him. I’m excited for this fight though, stylistically it should be great.
Fuck you! I'm an ANTEATER!
Damn
I hope the conspiracy theory is right, a really bad injury now and Vitor’s whole career is in danger, he will be laying off for god knows how long and also not getting any younger.
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Prediction
This will not be the last injury on this card. I absolutely do not wish injuries on anyone but it seems like when it rains it pours.
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by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Sep 22, 2010 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
On the bright side, great style clash. Yushin grinds it out for a UD and a title shot.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Sep 22, 2010 12:14 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Its obviously a nice move to fight with ANDERSON SILVA more soon than after
Its obviously a nice move to fight with ANDERSON SILVA more soon than after
Unlikely that he is injured hes more then likely getting the next title shot
Nate vs Okami for the ‘maybe title shot’
If you dont like drugs then dont do them.....give them to me!
Belfort doesn't deserve the title shot yet.
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by RogersPark Kris on Sep 22, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
so?Thales Letis (how ever his name spelled) did not either nor did Cote
O and both those guys suck compared to Vitor.
If you dont like drugs then dont do them.....give them to me!
by Khaos_Warrior on Sep 22, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Leites beat Marquardt
And Cote was a late replacement for Yushin.
But at least they won a UFC fight at middleweight.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Sep 22, 2010 1:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
leites won by nate losing like 3 points though, he got he title shot he won 5 in a row same with cote, sure the guys they beat back then seem like nothing now but remember at that time they were dangerous opponents..
now vitors last fight according to sherdog at 185 was 1/24/2009 so it’s been 20 months since he had to make weight and what 3 injuries? who knows if he can make 185 who knows when he will be back this time it could end up being 6-7 months down the line, thats almost a 2 year lay off no way he would be ready for a title shot
my sig might be gay but you're the dumbass that read it
by randy murders on Sep 22, 2010 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The UFC is so desperate to find guys to "bang" with Andy
that i wouldn’t be shocked if they risked it. Plus unlike the other guys at MW, Vitor is still a name and i guess a draw (slightly more recognizable than Marqy or okami). Unless they can find a better way to keep andy busy at 205 then no. But even at 205, he won’t fight chida or lil nog so that leaves Hashad, Page and shogun out of the elite 5. Shad/Shogun are waiting for each other so Page is left but with the machida fight, it’s not going to happen. They would have to settle for a top 5-10 LHW which no one is gonna care about. Also they can’t pull the trigger on the GSP fight as he’s tied up. I just don’t know. When is Andy returning btw from his injury?
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 22, 2010 8:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm guessing Super Bowl card, think they said January.
The top 5 things I learned this weekend:
5) SEC "team speed" is O-VER-RA-TED
4) Orange and White will never look as good as Green and Yellow.
3) 102,000 people get awfully quiet when they choke on too much Duck.
2) The Vols would have had better luck playing checkers in their end zones than trying to stop the Ducks from getting in there.
1) I fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Mormon when points are on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
He's ducking Okami.....
he knew how horrible it was stylistically……….so instead he spent all his time trash talking Andy because he knew that he wouldn’t have to risk anything against Okami…….just fake the injury Marqy and Okami bash each other and are out of commission and with Fael Sonnen vs Andy being off…….a return match for Andy will either have to be at LHW or against the only guy available who already hasn’t fought for a title until the number 1 contender heals. AKA Vitor…………….Watch his injury will suddenly start healing faster after 122.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 22, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
no way a guy who hasnt made weight in almost 2 years gets a title shot after a year and a half layoff, anyone see how bad of ring rust rampage had? i wanna see vitor vs page at 205, then vitor drops down to 185 fight a bisping,leben,akiyama,wandy, then maybe an okami,nate,chael sonnen,demian maia, then maybe a title shot sure it sucks for vitor and the fans but part of fighting is training, and if you cant avoid injury and train it’s your bad. cro cop has no problem fighting with an injury
my sig might be gay but you're the dumbass that read it
by randy murders on Sep 22, 2010 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I am thinking the same thing
Dana is not going to risk Vitor not making weight or not putting up a good showing after the long lay off. Not with he whole PED thing going right now.
Having thousands of posts on a MMA site does not make you an expert, training martial arts, wrestling or boxing makes you an expert.
You're fuckng kidding me
On the shit side, I was really looking forward on seeing if this would have eventually lead to an elite striker battle between Belfort vs Silva.
On the plus side, Marquardt vs Okami will be an epic battle.
Really hard for me to pick a favorite to come out on top.
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by RogersPark Kris on Sep 22, 2010 12:43 AM EDT reply actions
Hurt my ass
This probably gets him in with Silva faster.
WTF is this undisclosed Injury BS??
What is it Top Secret? What?… Freakin’ A’ Bob at least tell us what happened.
If he really is hurt dana should consider cutting him.Theres always possibility dana wanted him out to make it him vs.anderson new years day
by phatmacjuggalo10 on Sep 22, 2010 1:49 AM EDT reply actions
i think nate has it.
that fuckin sucks about vitor but i still down for nate to fight. winner of this fight should fight vitor then winner of that get the champ
Middleweight division is fubar
First Sonnen now, Vitor. Gawddamnit! I wonder if Dana would budge and let Jake Shields keep his weight on a little longer.
Minowaman forever
Too risky. Shields could potentially use the Sonnen formula, and he has good jitz. He doesn't want Shields to do to Silva what he did to Hendo.
The top 5 things I learned this weekend:
5) SEC "team speed" is O-VER-RA-TED
4) Orange and White will never look as good as Green and Yellow.
3) 102,000 people get awfully quiet when they choke on too much Duck.
2) The Vols would have had better luck playing checkers in their end zones than trying to stop the Ducks from getting in there.
1) I fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Mormon when points are on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
too many injurys in the ufc
seems like you dont know if the fight will happen till the day of the fight look at cro cop he still might pull outa the fight with mir, all the fighters are traing to hard,
cro crop is cleared to fight medically
"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." - Roger Crawford.
Arm Triangle possibly the most underrated submission in MMA as proven by Brock Lesnar
I still feel that Vitor needs one win at middleweight in the UFC before getting a title shot. When he comes back, he could fight Yushin, Marquart, Sonnen, Belcher, Akiyama, Bisping etc. Hell maybe even Leben. Wanderlei Silva rematch is a possibility too. I could see Leben or Silva getting knocked out against this quick beast though.
hate to say it
But Vitor should retire, obviously his body cant take anymore of the toll that comes with a fysical sport like MMA. He definitely has talent but his body cant handle it anymore.
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by robinhorobson on Sep 22, 2010 3:44 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This has fucked my morning up a little!!
by stebrillz on Sep 22, 2010 5:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This has fucked my morning up a little!!
by stebrillz on Sep 22, 2010 5:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
So annoying imagine if this guy became champ.
He would just get injured and we would be waiting years for a title fight.
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well fans are used to that
They tie up belts with goddamn TUF, so waiting isn’t exactly somethibg new
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by salamagogo on Sep 22, 2010 6:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Cut this piece of shit imho
Hes nothing but trouble.
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 22, 2010 6:52 AM EDT reply actions
LOL
Who cares – he knocked out Franklin at 205, big deal.
Nate should face Silva and headline 122 for the ‘free card’ the snake promised us (or is Silva out for a certain amount of time)
NO WAY!
he aint hurt! is is thinking Sonnen gets suspended so he will just skip the Okami fight and go right to Anderson!
Belfort is obiously Scared of The Elements
he is afraid of The THUNDER………………………..
by P86 on Sep 22, 2010 8:28 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Even Tito makes excuses AFTER the fight.
sigh..
Riding the Brock Train..
Jon Fitch and Gray Maynard can suck it. If I want a blanket I'll buy it in the store, not on PPV.
Chael Sonnen = Pillow hands
how do you solve a problem like the middlewieghts ???
with sonnen busted for taking PED’S and vitor injured (for the millionth time) you really got to wonder what competition there is for anderson silva. cause i seriously doubt okami or marquardt could give any sort of problem for the spider. although i’d love to see silva face jake shields or GSP. (u got to wonder whats left for silva after these fights)
"Anderson, you are going to be on your back more than a pornstar with a mortgage." - chael sonnen
You dont think Nate has anything for AS?
your crazy dude, besides Chael Nate is the only one out there that can give AS a fight. I also think Yushin wont be easy for AS to finish off. Either or anyone beside Vitor, he is a washed has been!
I don't think Nate has anything for Silva either.
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
Vitor is not a factor,
he bails out of more fights than Tito Ortiz. Saw this coming, he knows he cant beat Yushin. With Nate in this will be a way better fight, he and Okami are actual contenders that would both beat the crap out of Belfort. His alleged injury will actually save him from getting his ass kicked again. Retire this fool already, he aint shit! He definitlety isnt the “PHENOM” anymore. LOL
clarifacation
this is just to clarify what i didn’t say in my last comment
VITOR BELFORT SUCKS BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Anderson, you are going to be on your back more than a pornstar with a mortgage." - chael sonnen
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