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Dave Mandel/Sherdog.comVitor Belfort may be waiting awhile for his shot at Anderson Silva and the UFC middleweight title.Finally ready to return after an injury kept him from making an April fight against Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort seems to expect...

Finally ready to return after an injury kept him from making an April fight against Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort seems to expect that a title shot will still be on the table when he returns in October. Unfortunately, unless the UFC wants to shelve h...

Dave Mandel/Sherdog.comVitor Belfort's mind might be on Anderson Silva, but is Nate Marquardt on deck first?Vitor Belfort has been offered a bout with Nate Marquardt, "a source close to the Brazilian" tells Fighter's Only. The fight, which presu...

Vitor Belfort has been offered a bout with Nate Marquardt, "a source close to the Brazilian" tells Fighter's Only. The fight, which presumably will take place sometime in the winter or spring of 2010, would bridge the gap while Belfort awaits his pro...

On a bad day, nothing less than Mothra would appear to get Anderson Silva out of bed in the morning. The UFC's middleweight champion and manager Ed Soares told MMA Weekly that they take some issue with Vitor Belfort's being chosen as Silva's next con...

It's not official, but signs are still pointing to an Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort title bout for Jan. 2. And if it transpires, Wanderlei Silva doesn't think it will be too enjoyable an evening for Belfort."Destroy" was his verb of choice w...

It's not official, but signs are still pointing to an Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort title bout for Jan. 2. And if it transpires, Wanderlei Silva doesn't think it will be too enjoyable an evening for Belfort. "Destroy" was his verb of choice when spea...

Dave Mandel/Sherdog.comRich Franklin fared about as well against Floyd Mayweather as he did against Vitor Belfort.You can spin the figures any way you like, but when it came time for combat-sports fans to spend $50 on an event Sept. 19, Rich Franklin...

You can spin the figures any way you like, but when it came time for combat-sports fans to spend $50 on an event Sept. 19, Rich Franklin had absolutely nothing on Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to a report filed by ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, citing numb...

Overshadowing his victory against kickboxing legend Peter Aerts this past weekend in Seoul, South Korea, were Alistair Overeem's engorged trapezius, pectoral and biceps muscles. The man who had fought at 205 pounds as recently as 2007 appeared to hav...

Josh Hedges/Zuffa/UFCVitor Belfort, left, gets a crack at the middleweight title Jan. 2.Los Angeles Times writer Lance Pugmire with the early weekend bombshell: Dana White told Pugmire that he's gotten verbal commitments from both Anderson Silva...

Los Angeles Times writer Lance Pugmire with the early weekend bombshell: Dana White told Pugmire that he's gotten verbal commitments from both Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort for the two to face off in honor of Silva's middleweight title in Las Vega...

Tim Heitman/US Presswire for ESPN.com Vitor Belfort should capitalize on his momentum before he goes cold again. Of all the athletes who promised to re-enact some of their better days Saturday, Vitor Belfort might have been considered the least likel...

Of all the athletes who promised to re-enact some of their better days Saturday, Vitor Belfort might have been considered the least likely to succeed. A returning Frank Trigg had amassed a tight 7-2 record since leaving the UFC in 2005; Mirko Filipo...

12:08 p.m. ET: Both men are tentative. They might both be scared of Belfort's hands. Belfort uses a nice little jab kick. This is the kind of round where little things could make a difference. Oh, and it's over: A weird passage with Belfort...

12:08 p.m. ET: Both men are tentative. They might both be scared of Belfort's hands. Belfort uses a nice little jab kick. This is the kind of round where little things could make a difference. Oh, and it's over: A weird passage with Belfort not conne...