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Belfort waits for UFC Rio 3 confirmation, wants Weidman or the winner of Lombard-Boetsch

“Or (Chris) Weidman, or the winner of the Cuban (Hector Lombard) vs. (Tim) Boetsch),” Vitor told TATAME, on his potential opponents.

“I’m waiting for my confirmation on the Rio card, see who’s gonna be my opponent. Nobody send me anything yet. I believe I’ll get an answer on that next week”.

Hector Lombard makes his UFC debut this Saturday, putting his 25-fight undefeated streak on the line.

“He’s good, an Olympic athlete. He’s tough. Let’s wait, on looking forward (his debut),” Belfort said, weighting on Chris Weidman’s knockout win over Mark Muñoz, last week.

“Muñoz has no guard., he’s not a Jiu-Jitsu fighter. That’s a wrestler vs. wrestler matchup, who got to the top position would win. He was tagged, that’s it”.

Belfort guaranteed he’s not worried with Weidman’s game on a potential bout, guaranteeing he has the perfect answer for the American’s takedowns and ground and pound.

“I don’t care what he’s gonna do, I know what I’m gonna do: go for the knockout or the submission”.

Belfort waits for UFC Rio 3 confirmation, wants Weidman or the winner of Lombard-Boetsch :: TATAME

[SWIFTboy]

Depends who gets the next title shot, which I guess is basically what Vitor is saying.

I agree he should fight whoever doesn't get the title shot between Weirdman and Boetch/Lombard.
Stylistically, I'd like to see Vitor vs Lombard the most.

A fight with Alan Belcher would also be good.

[ckauffman28]

i see Lombard getting shot as long as he wins... the lombard-Silva fight is too marketable not to do it now. Vitor vs Wiedman or Belcher are both good

[Masscore]

Originally Posted by ckauffman28

i see Lombard getting shot as long as he wins... the lombard-Silva fight is too marketable not to do it now. Vitor vs Wiedman or Belcher are both good

How is Lombard more marketable then Weidman? Keep in mind we are talking about causal fans who do not know Lombard from Paul Harris.

[metalkev1]

Originally Posted by Masscore

How is Lombard more marketable then Weidman? Keep in mind we are talking about causal fans who do not know Lombard from Paul Harris.

id say lombard and weidman are both unknown to casual fans. lombards 31-2 record former champion and ko highlights are easier to sell than weidman

[Y2JUBAE]

Belfort vs. Lombard. On paper this is one of the most exciting fights ufc has to offer IMO.

Then again, i thought that about Belfort - Anderson Silva but it turned out a little differently.

[Sakara=Excitement]

Ah The Myth.

Go away all hype, no substance.

[Masscore]

Originally Posted by metalkev1

id say lombard and weidman are both unknown to casual fans. lombards 31-2 record former champion and ko highlights are easier to sell than weidman

The UFC has no rights to any of his highlights, they are all from Bellator. So they are not allowed to use a single one. The only highlights they could show are from Gono and Mousassi whooped his ass in Pride.

Weidman is undefeated, a class act and has killer highlights that the UFC can actually use.

[ckauffman28]

Originally Posted by Masscore

How is Lombard more marketable then Weidman? Keep in mind we are talking about causal fans who do not know Lombard from Paul Harris.

Alot of guys who come from other promotions are hyped then lose before they can profit from getting a title shot (Hioki, Gomi). Shields came in as strikeforce champ and had problems in what was to be a tune up fight. Eventhough his competition is lesser than in UFC Lombards record speaks for itself. Weidman still needs at least one more win IMO and still ahead of Bisping in the title shot race.

[TBEAR]

I am tired of this hype shit. Lets look at it


Chris has 2 top ten wins in a row.

Hector has this shit....Please tell me where ANY of these wins gets you a shot againest Anderson

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 31-2-1 (1) Trevor Prangley 195 lb catchweight bout.
Win 30-2-1 (1) Jesse Taylor .
Win 29-2-1 (1) Falaniko Vitale KO
Win 28-2-1 (1) Joe Doerksen TKO
Win 27-2-1 (1) Alexander Shlemenko
Win 25-2-1 (1) Jay Silva KO (punches)
Win 24-2-1 (1) Art Santore TKO .
Win 23-2-1 (1) Joey Gorczynski Decision .
Win 22-2-1 (1) Kalib Starnes Submission .
Win 21-2-1 (1) Jared Hess TKO (doctor stoppage)
Win 20-2-1 (1) Damien Stelly KO (punch) .
Win 19-2-1 (1) Virgil Lozano KO (punch) .
Win 18-2-1 (1) Ron Verdadero TKO (suplex and punches)
Win 17-2-1 (1) Brian Ebersole Submission (knee injury)
Win 16-2-1 (1) Fabiano Capoani KO (elbows) .
Win 15-2-1 (1) Tristan Yunker KO (knees) .
Win 14-2-1 (1) Damir Mihajlovic Decision (unanimous)
Win 13-2-1 (1) Jean-François Lenogue Decision (unanimous)
Win 12-2-1 (1) Tatsuya Kurisu TKO (punches & soccer kick)
vDraw 11-2-1 (1) Kyle Noke Draw

I think that proves the point...so far Hector is nothing more than a can crusher. Dont let the hype fool you guys.

The title shot belongs to Chris
Vitor can have Hector