Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-01, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Vitor Belfort vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza 2 gets two.
In their first mma fight Jacare defeated Belfort in just one round (May 14th, 2016 – Vitor Belfort vs Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza I). This second bout is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 1st, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA), in a 6-round heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr vs Anthony Pettis – Gamebred Boxing 4. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-09-11, boxing fight not so exciting: Evander Holyfield vs Vitor Belfort gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
Belfort vs Holyfield is the main event of the evening (on the original fight card the Brazilian was expected to face Oscar De La Hoya who has been forced to withdraw due to Covid-19). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, spectacular finish between Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a pro record of 26-13-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. ‘The Phenom’ Belfort lost three consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017: with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Belfort vs Jacare), Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Belfort) and Kelvin Gastelum (then overturned in a no-contest because the American tested positive for marijuana, Belfort vs Gastelum), but then he has beat Nate Marquardt (Vitor Belfort vs Nate Marquardt).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official mma record of 23-8-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, with Luke Rockhold (Machida vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero (Machida vs Romero) and Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but he came back to win in 2018 against Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders). Machida vs Belfort is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, some good exchanges between Vitor Belfort and Nate Marquardt but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a record of 25-13-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world but his last win occurred in 2015, against Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3). After this bout ‘The Phenom’ Belfort has lost three consecutive fights: with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Belfort vs Jacare), Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Belfort) and Kelvin Gastelum (then overturned in a no-contest because the American tested positive for marijuana, Belfort vs Gastelum).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Ww champion Nate Marquardt, has a mma record of 35-17-2 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Thiago Santos and beating Tamdan McCrory; after this bout he lost to Sam Alvey in 2017. Vitor Belfort vs Nate Marquardt is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, great fight between Vitor Belfort and Kelvin Gastelum: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort (he is 39 years old, 14 years older than Gastelum) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-13-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping) but he lost three out of his last four bouts, against Chris Weidman in 2015 (=Weidman vs Belfort), with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Belfort vs Jacare) and Gegard Mousasi in 2016 (=Mousasi vs Belfort). After losing to Weidman ‘The Phenom’ had won against Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3).
His opponent, the Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Neil Magny last year (via split decision, Magny vs Gastelum) but then he has won over Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Gastelum) and Tim Kennedy (=Gastelum vs Kennedy). Kelvin Gastelum vs Vitor Belfort is the main event of UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, Vitor Belfort vs Gegard Mousasi gets three stars thanks to a good finish.
The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a pro record of 39-6-2 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost to Uriah Hall last year (=Mousasi vs Hall) but then he has won over Thales Leites (=Mousasi vs Leites) and Thiago Santos (=Mousasi vs Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort, has a mma record of 25-12-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Belfort) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Belfort vs Jacare). Between these two fights he won against Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3). Mousasi vs Belfort is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good finish between Ronaldo Souza and Vitor Belfort but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a professional record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luke Rockhold). He fought twice last year losing to Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Belfort) and beating Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (black belt in Bjj and judo as well), has a record of 22-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2015 winning over Chris Camozzi (=Jacare vs Camozzi 2) but then he lost to Yoel Romero (by split decision, Souza vs Romero). Belfort vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-07, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson 3 gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc light-Hw and Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-11-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Belfort).
His opponent, the former Ufc, Pride and Strikeforce Dan Henderson, has an official record of 31-13-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Daniel Cormier at the end of 2014 (=Henderson vs Cormier) and to Gegard Mousasi in 2015 (=Henderson vs Mousasi) but then ‘Hendo’ came back to win against Tim Boetsch in his last bout (=Boetsch vs Henderson). In their first fight Belfort lost to Hendo (October 21, 2006) while in their rematch the Brazilian defeated the American (November 9, 2013 Belfort vs Henderson 2); Belfort vs Henderson 3 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, nice shots between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort: this fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Chris Weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 12-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He won the Ufc Mw belt in 2013 when he faced Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Weidman I) and then defended his title twice: with ‘The Spyder’ in their rematch (=Weidman vs Silva II) and against Lyoto Machida in his only fight of 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort (he is 38 years old, eight years older than Weidman), has an official record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 9, 2013 when he defeated Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 2). Before this bout he had won over Luke Rockhold (with one of the best mma knockouts of the year, Belfort vs Rockhold) and Michael Bisping (=Belfort vs Bisping); Belfort’s last defeat occurred in 2012, against #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (=Jones vs Belfort). Weidman vs Belfort, co-main event of Ufc 187, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Weidman’s third defense); undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-09, the second fight between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The Brazilian Vitor Belfort (23-10-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 middleweight in the world while Dan Henderson, 43 years old, (29-10-0, 52% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight. In their first fight Hendo defeated Belfort by unanimous decision (October 21, 2006); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 32. Watch the video!
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