Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum staredown video from UFC ‘Fortaleza’ media day

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its traditional pre-fight media day on Thursday (March 9, 2017) for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 106 mixed martial arts (MMA) event scheduled for this Friday in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Headlining the FOX Sports 1 fight card will be the middleweight showdown pitting former UFC champion Vitor Belfort against streaking welterweight import Kelvin Gastelum.

UFC Fight Night 106 will also feature the light heavyweight showdown pitting Mauricio Rua opposite Gian Villante. Like the headlining act, “Shogun” also came nose-to-nose with his 205-pound foe as part of today’s festivities.

See the entire UFC Fight Night 106 fight card here.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 106 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass "Prelims" matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.

For much more on this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 106 event click here.