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[Frasedog]

If you look at his losses they're all great fighters. He's only lost to top competition. I cant fault a guy for fighting the best.

Couture (2)-former champ
Saku-legend
Chuck-former champ
Tito-former champ
AA (2)-current champ
Henderson-former champ

[Sakara=Excitement]

Originally Posted by IceCold48

also they dont mention for some reason that when old vitor reappeared it was after his drop to middleweight where he knocked out everyone hes faced.

Ummm...

But something funny happened after we all wrote him off: the "Old Vitor" reappeared. First witnessed in mere glimpses, against lesser opponents like Terry Martin and Ivan Serati, there were full fledged sightings at UFC 103 in Dallas.

Its the Reading Rainbow! Reading Rainbow!

So many people believe in this myth of Vitor the front runner who has never accomplished anything in MMA. Sad really.

Originally Posted by IceCold48

it also says he won 4 of 5 in pride all but one was a boring decision. i really dont know what that is referring to honestly. he was 5-3 in pride with two finishes one being a huge knockout. his 3 loses were to a prime sakuraba, AO and dan henderson not actually scrubs.

i mean he did technically win four of five in the beginning but he lost to sakuraba and then won four in a row. saying four of five definitely sounds worse then four in a row.

He didn't but then he did? RIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTTTT

Originally Posted by IceCold48

im still stoked for the silva fight and think vitor has a decent shot at taking silva out.

Yes because his wins at MW makes anyone believe he can beat Anderson.

[iced]

Originally Posted by rivethead

...and bloody elbow misrepresents history once again.

nice job, shitsite.

rh

thank you, they sure seem to spew a lot of garbage.

i think that anderson will likely win this fight, but one shouldnt doubt vitor's chances. he has fought with the best.

[MickeyKnox]

I hope Vitor beats Anderson in any way possible.

[optimusjoel]

Anyone who can steam roll wand the way vitor did can beat anyone.

[michaelraysr]

The author of this article is obviously not a fan of Vitor. He exploded in his UFC debut destroying both Telligman and Ferrozzo in the same night to win the heavyweight tournament. And Technically won the Light heavy as well. And now has a very good chance of winning the middleweight title. people talk about the " old Vitor" and how hes just a myth... well, how about theres Vitor who is 14-3 (only loses to RANDY, SAKURABA, AND CHUCK) and then theres the guy who fought while his sister was missing and who obviously wasnt prepared mentally ( who would be?) who went 4-5... still only losing to top comptition.

[goodtimes]

Originally Posted by michaelraysr

The author of this article is obviously not a fan of Vitor. He exploded in his UFC debut destroying both Telligman and Ferrozzo in the same night to win the heavyweight tournament. And Technically won the Light heavy as well. And now has a very good chance of winning the middleweight title. people talk about the " old Vitor" and how hes just a myth... well, how about theres Vitor who is 14-3 (only loses to RANDY, SAKURABA, AND CHUCK) and then theres the guy who fought while his sister was missing and who obviously wasnt prepared mentally ( who would be?) who went 4-5... still only losing to top comptition.

Most people who are down on Belfort are that way because when he is in a tough fight, he's just not the kind of guy who finds a way to win. In fact, he loses almost every time he fights a really tough guy. He beat Couture once with a freak cut, but Couture was clearly the better fighter looking at there other 2 fights. He even lost twice to Overeem, who lots of people consider the ultimate front runner. Imo, the best win of his career is Franklin, and he's fought a who's who of top fighters.

[IceCold48]

Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

Ummm...



Its the Reading Rainbow! Reading Rainbow!

So many people believe in this myth of Vitor the front runner who has never accomplished anything in MMA. Sad really.



He didn't but then he did? RIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTTTT




Yes because his wins at MW makes anyone believe he can beat Anderson.

you realize you just proved my point with the quote you put after um. it does not mention anywehre that his recent KO streak has been since he dropped to MW a weightclass where he is undefeated.


and what do you mean he didnt and now he did. it said he won four of five in pride. he was 5-3 not 4-1 and they even worded that to sound less impressive then it was.

and i shouldnt be stoked because you dont like vitor? am i missing something here?

[Sakara=Excitement]

Originally Posted by IceCold48

you realize you just proved my point with the quote you put after um. it does not mention anywehre that his recent KO streak has been since he dropped to MW a weightclass where he is undefeated.


and what do you mean he didnt and now he did. it said he won four of five in pride. he was 5-3 not 4-1 and they even worded that to sound less impressive then it was.

and i shouldnt be stoked because you dont like vitor? am i missing something here?

Dude, I didn't prove your point because they did mention Vitor dropping to MW with his wins over Terry Martin and Serati since dropping to MW. Vitor was 4-1 in his FIRST STINT WITH PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He then left Pride to Headline for UFC which the article mentioned!!!!!!!

He then went back to Pride where he went 1-2.

Geez IceCold. Come on man.

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by goodtimes

Most people who are down on Belfort are that way because when he is in a tough fight, he's just not the kind of guy who finds a way to win. In fact, he loses almost every time he fights a really tough guy. He beat Couture once with a freak cut, but Couture was clearly the better fighter looking at there other 2 fights. He even lost twice to Overeem, who lots of people consider the ultimate front runner. Imo, the best win of his career is Franklin, and he's fought a who's who of top fighters.

I agree that he's been seen as mentally weak, but I think it's just as common to disregard the loss of his sister and the impact that had on his head--she was simply "missing" from 2004 to 2007, without any information. If I'm doing the math right, Vitor lost 5 of his 8 total losses--the two to Couture, and the two to AO [who had an advantage of 5 inches in height and 8 inches of reach, and one of which was at full HW] and a fight against Ortiz that should have been a draw--during that period. He's been spotless since he got closure.

I think his mental game is a huge question mark. It will be very interesting if the fight with Silva goes 5 rounds to see where Vitor's head is at. But I'm not writing him off because of past performance while he was still haunted by the loss of Priscilla.

rh