Coordinates | 40°26′30″N80°00′00″N |
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Name | Belfort |
Longitude | 6.85 |
Latitude | 47.641667 |
Region | Franche-Comté |
Department | Territoire de Belfort |
Arrondissement | Belfort |
Canton | Cantons of Belfort-Centre, Belfort-Est, Belfort-Nord, Belfort-Ouest, and Belfort-Sud |
Insee | 90010 |
Postal code | 90000 |
Mayor | Étienne Butzbach |
Term | 2008–2014 |
Intercommunality | Belfortaine |
Elevation m | 358 |
Elevation min m | 354 |
Elevation max m | 650 |
Area km2 | 17.10 |
Population | 52342 |
Population date | 2006 |
Dialling code | 0384 }} |
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap (''Trouée de Belfort'') or Burgundian Gate (''Porte de Bourgogne'').
The site of Belfort was inhabited in Gallo-Roman times and was subsequently recorded in the 13th century as a possession of the counts of Montbéliard, who granted it a charter in 1307.
Previously an Austrian possession, Belfort was transferred to France by the Treaty of Westphalia (1648), that ended the Thirty Years' War. The town's fortifications were extended and developed by the military architect Vauban for Louis XIV.
Until 1871, Belfort was part of the ''département'' of Haut-Rhin, in Alsace. The Siege of Belfort, between 3 November 1870 and 18 February 1871, was successfully resisted until the garrison was ordered to surrender 21 days after the armistice between France and Prussia. Because this part of Alsace was French speaking, while the rest of Alsace was German speaking, the area around Belfort was not annexed by the Prussians. It formed, as it still does, the Territoire de Belfort. The siege is commemorated by a huge statue, the Lion of Belfort, by Frédéric Bartholdi.
Alsatians who sought a new French home in Belfort made a significant contribution to its industry.
The town was bombarded by the Germans in World War I and occupied by them in World War II. In November 1944 the retreating German army held the French First Army before the town until French Commandos made a successful night attack on the Salbert Fort. Belfort was liberated on 22 November.
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Coordinates | 40°26′30″N80°00′00″N |
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name | Vitor Belfort |
other names | The Phenom |
birth name | Vitor Vieira Belfort |
birth date | April 01, 1977 |
birth place | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
nationality | Brazilian |
height ft | 6 |
height in | 0 |
weight lb | 185 |
weight class | Middleweight (2008–present) Light Heavyweight (1998-2007) Heavyweight (1996-1997) |
reach in | 74 |
style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Shotokan Karate |
stance | Southpaw |
fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
team | Team Vitor Belfort TapouT Training Center Xtreme Couture |
rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Judo Blue belt in Shotokan |
years active | 1996–present (MMA) |
box win | 1 |
box kowin | 1 |
mma win | 20 |
mma kowin | 14 |
mma subwin | 2 |
mma decwin | 4 |
mma loss | 9 |
mma koloss | 3 |
mma subloss | 1 |
mma decloss | 5 |
spouse | Joana Prado |
url | http://www.vitorbelfort.com/ |
boxrec | 352247 |
sherdog | 156 |
updated | February 5, 2011 }} |
Vítor Vieira Belfort (; born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in the middleweight division. He holds notable victories over Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, and Yoshihiro Akiyama and is ranked the #9 middleweight in the world.
In 1997 Belfort fought against American Greco-Roman wrestler Randy Couture, the first of three fights they would have. Belfort was upset by TKO 8:16 into the match, his boxing skills negated by Couture's clinch fighting.
After this defeat, he would fight twice more in the UFC. The first of these fights was against a training partner of his, Joe Charles, who he defeated quickly via armbar without throwing a single punch. A year later, Belfort faced rising Brazilian star and future Pride Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. Catching Silva early with a left cross, Belfort chased him across the cage with a flurry of punches, TKOing Silva in just 44 seconds.
He fought five more times in Pride against Gilbert Yvel, Daijiro Matsui, Bobby Southworth, Yoshiki Takahashi, and Heath Herring. For these matches Belfort used his stand-up striking skills less and instead controlled the fights and won by ground-and-pound tactics, with the exception of his fights with Southworth and Takahashi, which he won via rear naked choke and knockout in the first round respectively.
His next fight was on January 31, 2004, a rematch with Randy Couture for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Despite agonizing over his sister Priscila Belfort, who disappeared on January 9, Vitor won the fight in 49 seconds after a seam from his glove cut Couture's eye leaving Couture with a corneal abrasion, prompting a referee stoppage. A third match between the two took place on August 21, 2004. Couture won via doctor stoppage after the third round, recapturing the title.
His next fight in the UFC was against Tito Ortiz on February 5, 2005. Belfort broke Tito's nose with punches in the first round and nearly stopped Ortiz in the second. The battle raged on as Vitor tried to keep it standing as Ortiz looked to continue to take the fight to the ground. Unable to finish the fight, Belfort lost by a controversial split decision, which many believe Belfort won the first and second round.
Belfort has expressed a desire to return to professional boxing, stating in 2008 that he was interested in talking with Golden Boy Promotions regarding a deal. More recently, in response to former IBA Heavyweight Champion James Toney's challenge to fight an MMA fighter in the boxing ring, Belfort has stated that he wants to represent the sport of MMA against Toney in a 6 round professional match.
After the fight Couture said Belfort was thinking about moving to Las Vegas and training at Xtreme Couture full time.
Belfort's next fight was slated to be against Matt Lindland at the second Affliction event, however, he was forced to pull out due to a hand-injury sustained during the Terry Martin fight. The second Affliction event was postponed anyway and rescheduled for January 2009, enabling Vitor to fight on that card.
After rumours of a possible bout with reigning Dream Middleweight Grand Prix winner Gegard Mousasi were circulating, it was announced that Vitor would finally fight Lindland at Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Lindland was originally slated to fight Renato Sobral at a catchweight, but promoters of Affliction preferred the Belfort vs. Lindland fight at Middleweight. The fight ended in a KO within thirty-seven seconds as Belfort delivered a strong left to Lindland's jaw and followed up with four unanswered power shots as he hit the ground.
Belfort was expected to face Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108. However, Silva's manager, Ed Soares, announced that Silva would not be fully recovered from his injury by that time, so the fight was postponed. Belfort was again slated to fight Silva on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109 and April 10, 2010 at UFC 112, respectively, but both fights were canceled because of a surgery for Silva and an injury suffered by Belfort. Belfort was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami at UFC 122. However, Dana White tweeted Belfort would instead challenge Silva at UFC 126 for the belt.
Belfort lost via KO with 1:35 left in the first round after being knocked down by a left front kick to the face and taking two punches after falling to the mat. After having the belt put on him, Silva took it off and knelt at Belfort's feet, showing his respect, same as he had done after fighting Chael Sonnen.
Belfort made his return at UFC 133 against Yoshihiro Akiyama. Belfort initially thought the UFC would try to put him on the card at UFC 134 in Brazil, but the fight with Akiyama came together to help bolster the card in Philadelphia. Belfort contracted Hepatitis A in April, shortly after accepting the fight, but his representative, Pedro Lima, said that it would not jeopardize the bout with Akiyama. Belfort was successful in his return, winning the fight by knockout one minute and fifty-two seconds into the first round.
Belfort also had a small part in a reality show on Brazilian television and appeared next to his wife when she was photographed for the Brazilian edition of Playboy.
On January 9, 2004, Vitor's sister, Priscila Belfort was kidnapped and the relatives received no information about her. In August 2007, a woman (identified as Elaine Paiva) confessed that she participated in her killing and that she was kidnapped to pay off a four thousand dollar debt Paiva had with drug dealers. Paiva was arrested along with three others alleged to be involved in the kidnapping.
Vitor Belfort speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
He is a dedicated Christian and gives his life first to Jesus who he says gives him peace. Belfort believes the most important key to his success and longevity in the sport is that he is happy with what he does. “I just thank God every day. I’m happy. I’m healthy. Bottom line is it’s just the way you treat life and life will treat you back. Make sure you’re happy with whatever is going on in your life. I think the key of life is just be happy with what’s in front of you and the decision of my life is under God and God knows what’s best for me." Belfort also appeared in a testimonial video on I Am Second, in which he shares his story of his faith in Jesus Christ.
|- | Loss | style="text-align: center;" | 19–9 | Anderson Silva | KO (front kick and punches) | UFC 126 | | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | style="text-align: center;" | 3:25 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For UFC Middleweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–8 | Rich Franklin | KO (punches) | UFC 103 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:02 |Dallas, Texas, United States | Catchweight bout at 195 lbs, Knockout of the Night Honors |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–8 | Matt Lindland | KO (punches) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:37 |Anaheim, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–8 | Terry Martin | KO (punches) | Affliction: Banned | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:12 |Anaheim, California, United States | Debut at Middleweight (185 lbs) |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–8 | James Zikic | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 23 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |London, England | Won Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–8 | Ivan Serati | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 21 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:47 |London, England | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 14–8 | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 32 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Tested positive for banned substance after fight |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–7 | Kazuo Takahashi | KO (punch) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:36 |Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 13–7 | Alistair Overeem | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Revenge | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |San Jose, California, United States | Fought at catchweight of 210 lbs |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–6 | Antony Rea | KO (uppercut) | Cage Rage 14 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:14 |London, England | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 12–6 | Alistair Overeem | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 9:36 |Osaka, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 12–5 | Tito Ortiz | Decision (split) | UFC 51 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 12–4 | Randy Couture | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 49 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–3 | Randy Couture | TKO (cut) | UFC 46 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:49 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–3 | Marvin Eastman | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 43 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:07 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 10–3 | Chuck Liddell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37.5 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–2 | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 14 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–2 | Bobby Southworth | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pride 13 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:09 |Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–2 | Daijiro Matsui | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 10 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 10:00 |Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–2 | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 9 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 10:00 |Nagoya, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 5 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 10:00 |Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC Brazil | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:44 |São Paulo, Brazil | Debut at 205 lbs |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | Joe Charles | Submission (armbar) | UFC Japan | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:03 |Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 15 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8:16 |Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Tank Abbott | KO (punches) | UFC 13 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:52 |Augusta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Scott Ferrozzo | TKO (punches) | UFC 12 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:43 |Dothan, Alabama, United States | Won UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Tra Telligman | TKO (cut) | UFC 12 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:17 |Dothan, Alabama, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Jon Hess | KO (punches) | SuperBrawl 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:12 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
align="center" xWin | Josemario Neves | KO | Antonio Balbino Gymnasyum, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | Boxing Debut |
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Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands. He played with numerous artists including Masaka Band and Evison Matafale.
In 1999 he moved to London and while running a second-hand furniture shop in Clapton, East London, Esau sold a bicycle to the producer from the band Radioclit, Etienne Tron. Radioclit's studio was on the same street as Esau's shop, and eventually, Esau became friends with both Tron and Johan Karlberg aka Radioclit.
On the heels of the mixtape, The Very Best produced their first full-length album, Warm Heart of Africa, released digitally in August 2009 and released physically in October 2009 by GREEN OWL and Moshi Moshi. The album features collaborations with Ezra Koenig and M.I.A. (artist)
The Very Best is also featured on a track on Crookers debut album, Tons of Friends.
Winner of 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: World Beat song for "Warm Heart of Africa" featuring Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
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