V. "Valhalla" Vale is a writer, keyboard player and, as Vale Hamanaka, was a member of the initial configuration of Blue Cheer, prior to that band becoming famous as a power trio.^[1] He is the publisher and primary contributor to books and magazines published by his company, RE/Search Publications. "Valhalla" Vale, who is the host of the television talk show Counterculture Hour on Public-access television cable TV channel 29 in San Francisco. studied English at UC Berkeley, and is a Japanese-American.

In 1977, while working at City Lights Bookstore, with $100 donated by Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, he began publication of Search and Destroy, a San Francisco-based zine documenting the then-current punk subculture. In 1980, he began publication of RE/Search, a tabloid format zine focusing on various counterculture and underground topics, with financial help from Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and actress/film director Betty Thomas. At the same time he also started his own typesetting business, allowing for a day job to fund his publishing exploits and guaranteeing high quality typography and design for his magazines and books.

The 1980s saw the expansion of RE/Search books from tabloid-formatted 'zines to academically-modeled books. "Valhalla" Vale published and contributed to many books on the subjects of pranks; obscure music and films; industrial culture; authors J.G. Ballard and William S. Burroughs; modern primitives; and many other underground topics. In 1991, Vale sold his typography business to focus on publishing full time.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Research Publications
• V. Vale interviewed on the R.U. Sirius Show on 2/7/06
• V. Vale interviewed on the R.U. Sirius Show on 11/12/05
• There's Always the Unknown: An Interview with V. Vale

Franco Parisi

Personal information
Full name	Franco Parisi
Date of birth	(1983-05-03) 3 May 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000	A.I.S.	?	(?)
2000-2001	Sydney Olympic	14	(4)
2001-2002	Stormvogels Telstar	?	(?)
2002-2003	Sydney Olympic	25	(9)
2003-2004	Sydney United	19	(1)
2005-2006	Newcastle United Jets	9	(2)
2006-2007	New Zealand Knights	1	(0)
2007-present	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Franco Parisi (born 3 May 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player.

Biography[link]

Franco plays as a striker for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League

At age 18, Franco spent 6 months on trial at Italian giants AC Milan and a further 6 months at English giants Tottenham Hotspur.

In 2004, Franco played at the 2004 summer Olympic games for the Olyroos.

Parisi was with the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets for the inaugural A-League season before joining the New Zealand Knights for a season.^[1]

Since 2007, he has been leading the line for NSW Premier League team APIA Leichhardt Tigers.

References[link]

1. ^ A-League Profile and Statistics

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Andrés Velasco Brañes (born August 30, 1960) is an economist and professor. He served as the Finance Minister of Chile from March 2006 to March 2010, the complete presidential period of Michelle Bachelet.^[1]

Biography[link]

The son of former radical politician Eugenio Velasco and lawyer Marta Brañes, Velasco was born in Santiago, where he lived until the age of 16. Following the exile of his father in 1977, the whole family moved to the US, first to Los Angeles and then to Boston. He finished his secondary school studies at Groton School. He holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University. He took post-doctorate studies at Harvard University and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Earlier, he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Philosophy at Yale University, and a Master in International Relations at the same university. He is Sumitomo-FASID professor of Development and International Finance at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Velasco has received several distinctions, such as the Award for Excellence in Research granted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in recognition for his contributions to economic research, the design of policies, and the creation of research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean (2006),^[2] "Latin America Finance Minister of the Year" by Emerging Markets, official publication from the annual meetings of World Bank and International Monetary Found, based on the preferences of the most influential economists, investors and experts in the region (2008), and an award from "América Economía" magazine, which also considered him as "Finance Minister of the Year". In 2009, "Latin Trade" magazine gave him the price for the "Most Innovative Leader of the Year".

Velasco has been director of the New York University Center for Latin-American and Caribbean Studies and assistant professor at Columbia University Department of Economics and Public Affairs. He was Chile’s Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff between 1990 and 1992, International Finance coordinator between 1992 and 1994, and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiator in 1995.

Between 2001 and February 2006 Velasco was an associate researcher at the Corporation for Latin-American Research (Cieplán) and president of the board of Corporación Expansiva. He has also been a consultant for the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and for the governments of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and El Salvador.

Velasco is married to journalist Consuelo Saavedra and is the father of Rosa, Ema and Gaspar.^[3]

Finance Minister of Chile[link]

Velasco during the ceremony of assumption as Finance Minister of Chile in March 2006

When the price of copper reached all-time highs in 2006, boosting government revenues, Velasco resisted intense political pressure from government workers and students to spend the windfall.^[4] Instead he opted to hold it in reserves equivalent to 30% of the country's GDP. After the copper price plummeted following the 2007-2010 global financial crisis, threatening the Chilean economy, Velasco then used these reserves on stimulus spending for subsidies and tax cuts ^[4] policies now being praised for their positive social impact ^[5] His popularity reversed from one of the most reviled politicians to one of the most admired.^[4]

Books[link]

• Trade, Development and the World Economy: Selected Essays of Carlos Díaz-Alejandro. A. Velasco, Editor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1988. [1]
• Vox Populi (novel). Santiago: Editorial Sudamericana, 1995.
• Lugares Comunes ("Common Places" / novel). Santiago: Editorial Planeta, 2003.
• Free Trade and Beyond: Prospects for Integration in the Americas. A. Estevaordal, D. Rodrik, A. Taylor and A. Velasco (eds.). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004.

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.hacienda.gov.cl/el-ministerio/historia/ministros/1990-2011.html
2. ^ http://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2006-02-23/harvard-professor-andres-velasco-will-receive-first-idb-award-for-excellence-in-economic-research,2851.html
3. ^ http://latercera.com/contenido/661_259352_9.shtml
4. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.bloomberg.com.au/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aKqLXbopcqLA
5. ^ http://origin-www.unicef.org/rightsite/364_551.htm

External links[link]

• Official Site (spanish)
• Faculty profile at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• Publications at the National Bureau of Economic Research
• Column archive at Project Syndicate
• Works by or about Andrés Velasco in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Andrés Velasco collected news and commentary at The Guardian

Wanderlei César da Silva ( /ˈvændərleɪ/ VAN-dər-lay; Portuguese: [vɐ̃dɛɾˈlej ˈsɛzɐr dɐ ˈsiɫvɐ];^[1] Japanese: [ba̠nda̠ɽe̞i ɕiü͍βa̠]; born July 3, 1976), nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in knockout or referee stoppage due to strikes. His style includes engaging opponents with punches and knees from the Muay Thai clinch. He holds the record for the most wins and knockouts in Pride FC history. He is currently ranked as #22 best middleweight fighter in the world by FightMatrix.com.^[2]

Silva began his training under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe Academy in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Although he specializes in muay Thai, he has also trained and received his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from trainer Cristiano Marcello.^[3] Silva was given the nickname "Cachorro Louco" ("Mad Dog") in Brazil because of his aggressive style and his pre-fight opponent "stare down".^[4] He is the former IVC Light heavyweight Champion, former PRIDE Middleweight Champion, and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner.

After spending a majority of his career in Brazil and Japan, Silva moved to the United States in 2007 and he trained at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Preferring a more aggressive gym atmosphere, like he had at Chute Boxe, he opened his own gym, The Wand Fight Team Training & Conditioning Center, in Las Vegas.^[5] Silva currently trains there with his former Chute Boxe coach Rafael Cordeiro. In 2011 Silva trained at Reign Training Center, along side top middleweight contenders such as Mark Munoz.^[6]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Early career[link]

Silva's aggressive style is rooted in street brawling, refined with elements of Muay Thai and kickboxing. As a late teen he joined the military and was quickly recognized for his fighting talents and rose up in the ranks. Silva enlisted after already winning fight tournaments in his age group in Brazil.^[7]

Silva's first professional match was on November 1, 1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization (BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho via strikes at BVF 6. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10 on July 1, 1997, against Marcelo Barbosa, who submitted due to a shoulder injury.

Silva fought six matches in four different IVC events, IVC 2, IVC 6, IVC 9 and IVC 10, from 1997 to 1999. He won five of these matches by KO/TKO, with his one loss being the result of a cut stoppage against Artur Mariano in the IVC 2 show on September 15, 1997. The cut was above his left eyelid and opened back up several times, partially because Silva continued to use the cut side of his head to inflict many headbutts on Mariano over the course of the match.^[8] The doctor observed the cut several times before the fight was ended.^[8]

Silva culminated his IVC career by winning the promotion's light heavyweight belt with a submission win over Eugene Jackson in the IVC 10 show on April 27, 1999. It was after this fight that Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer".

Silva participated in one Meca World Vale Tudo event, Meca 2 on August 12, 2000, where he knocked out Todd Medina with muay thai knees.

UFC[link]

Silva entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 1998, at UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil, in a match against Vitor Belfort. The match has arguably been Silva's worst defeat in his career, lasting only 44 seconds and ending with Silva being knocked down by Belfort's punches then being stopped by the referee. Silva won his next UFC match on May 7, 1999, at UFC 20 where he knocked out Tony Petarra with knees. On April 14, 2000, Silva was given a chance to fight for the UFC light heavyweight championship, but lost via decision to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25.

Pride Fighting Championships[link]

Silva debuted in Pride at the Pride 7 event on September 12, 1999, winning against Carl Malenko by decision. From 1999 to 2004, Silva won eighteen-straight fights in Pride, excluding a draw against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (under slightly modified rules in which if the match would go the distance, the bout would be declared a draw) and a no contest against Gilbert Yvel (Silva accidentally kicked Yvel in the groin), giving him a twenty-fight unbeaten streak. Silva's reputation as a formidable MMA fighter grew as he developed a successful 5 year win record in the middle weight division (205 lb) of Pride.

Silva fought Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba for the first time at Pride 13: Collision Course on March 25, 2001. Silva won via TKO (knees and soccer kick) at 1:38 into the first round. At Pride 17: Championship Chaos on November 3, 2001, Silva won the inaugural Pride middleweight (205 lb) championship when he defeated Sakuraba for the second time. Sakuraba suffered a broken clavicle and was forced to withdraw after the first round, giving Silva a TKO win via doctor's stoppage. The two fought for a third time on August 10, 2003 at Pride Total Elimination 2003, part of Pride's middleweight tournament. Silva knocked out Sakuraba with a two punch combination at 5:01 into the first round.

Silva faced Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at Pride Final Conflict 2003 on November 9, 2003. Silva won by TKO after delivering seventeen consecutive knees to Jackson. Silva became Pride's 2003 tournament champion with the win. The two fought again on October 31, 2004 at Pride 28: High Octane. Jackson knocked Silva down near the end of the first round and mounted him as the bell rang. In round two Silva caught Jackson with a counter right hand and followed up with knees from the thai clinch knocking Jackson out, successfully defending the Pride middleweight championship with the win. In Japan, Silva additionally gained his reputation as a fighter who has never been defeated by any Japanese opponent, resulting in a trend of various Japanese fighters being arranged by Pride to face him.

Silva's undefeated 5-year streak (18 wins, 13 knockouts) in Pride was broken by heavy weight Mark Hunt, a K-1 champion on December 31, 2004 at the Pride Shockwave 2004 event. Hunt won the non-title match by split decision. The decision was controversial because some who felt that Hunt's weight of 280 lb (125 kg), over 80 lb more than Silva, as well as Silva's performance in rounds two and three, had not been sufficiently considered by the judges in their decision; Randy Couture and Bas Rutten, both being commentators at the event, expressed disagreement with the judges decision. Silva also took this fight on two days notice. Nonetheless, Silva's 2004 campaign earned him Fighter of the Year honors from both Sherdog and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Silva's former status as Pride's middleweight champion first came under debate and criticism with his loss to Ricardo Arona (who subsequently lost the tournament to Silva's team-mate, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua) on August 28, 2005 at Pride Final Conflict 2005. The loss, by unanimous decision in the tournament's semi-finals, was Silva's first defeat in a middleweight match in Pride; however, since it was not a title fight and held under special rules due to the grand prix format (2 rounds instead of 3), Silva was still recognized as the middleweight champion. A rematch between Arona and Silva took place at the Pride Shockwave 2005 event on December 31, 2005, with Silva winning by split decision.

On May 18, 2006, Pride's parent company, Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE), announced that Silva would replace Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the Open Weight Grand Prix. Emelianenko's doctors stated that his hand, which had recently undergone surgery, would not be in good enough shape to fight because the metal implant would still be present. Because Silva was also a champion, he received a first round bye and fought in the second round at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute, which took place on July 1, 2006. Silva moved to the semi-finals of the Open Weight Grand Prix after defeating Kazuyuki Fujita by TKO (punches and soccer kicks) at 9:21 of round one.

On July 8, 2006, at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals, UFC president Dana White announced Silva would face Chuck Liddell in a UFC event held in November, provided Liddell beat Renato "Babalu" Sobral at UFC 62. Liddell did end up winning that fight. However, talks dwindled and the fight as advertised did not happen.

On September 10, 2006, at Pride Final Conflict Absolute, Wanderlei Silva was knocked out by Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in their rematch during the Open Weight Grand Prix semi-finals. After a brief stoppage to tend to a swollen eye on Silva, "Cro Cop" struck Silva in the head with a left kick, knocking him out. On October 21, 2006 at Pride 32: The Real Deal, Wanderlei issued his challenge to Chuck Liddell to a fight inside a Pride ring in February, when the promotion returned to Las Vegas, however Dana White stated that the fight would not be happening, citing Silva's recent KO loss to Mirko Filipovic which would have not allowed the NSAC to clear him medically for the fight that soon after being knocked out.

Silva put his Pride middleweight title on the line against Dan Henderson, Pride's welterweight (183 lb) champion at Pride 33: The Second Coming, held on February 24, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[9] In a night of upsets, Henderson knocked out Silva in the third round with a left hook to become the new middleweight champion. This fight was held under unified rules which prevent knees and kicks to the head of a downed opponent as well as having five 5 minute rounds. Many believe this hindered Silva's ability to fully utilize his offensive arsenal. Silva was denied the ability to participate in Pride 34 due to medical suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) which made this his last Pride appearance.^[10] Silva never lost under pure Pride rules^{[attribution needed]} at 205 pounds.

Return to the UFC[link]

On August 17, 2007, the UFC announced that they had signed Wanderlei Silva to compete in the organization and that he would return to the Octagon on December 29, 2007 at UFC 79.^[12][13] After months of speculation about Silva's opponent, UFC President Dana White announced that Chuck Liddell would be Silva's opponent for his return match.^[14] The long-awaited match happened on December 29, with Wanderlei Silva losing to Chuck Liddell by unanimous decision. After the fight Silva said, "Win or lose I like to give the emotion for my fans"^[15] He also added that he gave his best and promised that next time he will deliver a win.

Keeping to his promise, on May 24, 2008 at UFC 84 in Las Vegas, he earned a decisive knockout win against Keith Jardine at the 36-second mark of the very first round by referee stoppage, earning him Knockout of the Night honors.^[16] When Jardine threw a kick, Silva countered with a right-left-right combo that dropped him. Silva then finished the fight with ground strikes to earn the brutal knockout.

At UFC 92, Wanderlei fought Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who he beat twice previously in Pride Fighting Championships.^[17] Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a left hook in the first round.^[18] Following the fight, Silva stated that he would like to fight Jackson again, for the 4th, and possibly in the future, even the 5th time, knowing he already has two knockouts of Jackson. The two fighters also buried the hatchet after this fight.

Wanderlei met Rich Franklin at UFC 99 in Germany at a catchweight bout of 195 lb.^[19] After a hard fought match on both sides, Silva lost via unanimous decision to Franklin. During the second round, Silva rocked Franklin hard with punches and almost finished the fight during that moment. This was counterbalanced by Franklin dropping Silva three times in that round, each time with singular strikes. Silva then announced he would be out of action until 2010, as he underwent facial surgery to repair his nose (which was broken during Silva's second fight with Cro Cop, and then repeatedly broken again in later matches) and remove some scar tissue from above his eyes to avoid bleeding and being easily cut open during future fights. The surgery allowed him to breathe through a once completely blocked nose thus increasing his oxygen intake by 30% by doctor's estimates. At UFC 110, announcer Joe Rogan emphatically stated that Wanderlei looked like a totally different person in the wake of his recent facial reconstructive surgery.

Silva made his middleweight (185 lb) debut during UFC 110 against British striker Michael Bisping on February 21, 2010.^[20] During the fight Bisping was able to take Silva down several times during the first round, however Wanderlei came back with a flurry of punches at the end of the first round, a tight guillotine choke in the second, and a right hook that dropped Bisping in the third. After three rounds of fighting, Silva was awarded the unanimous decision victory (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)^[21] and his first victory in almost two years.^[22] Although winning only one of his previous 6 bouts, he was slightly favored going into the fight as it was widely speculated that Bisping was apprehensive to fight toe-to-toe after being viciously knocked out by Dan Henderson on July 11, 2009 in UFC 100. After the fight Silva said, “In your life you have bad moments. Everybody has bad moments, but if you believe in God and working hard, good moments they’ll come,” an emotional Silva told the audience. Silva attributed his success to working with his previous trainer Raphael Cordeiro. Bisping added, “Wanderlei’s a great opponent...I felt the reason he got the decision was the knockdown right at the end.”^[23]

Wanderlei Silva was expected to face former K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116.^[24] Unfortunately, on June 22, Wanderlei had to pull out due to breaking three ribs during training.^[25] Akiyama would instead be fighting on the card, against Chris Leben. After Leben defeated Akiyama with a triangle choke in the third round Leben verbally called out Silva saying "Come on Wanderlei, I'll take you out too" in his post fight interview.^[26] "He represented very well, he's a good opponent," said Silva of "The Crippler." "I think if he's gonna wait that I'm gonna fight him next however Dana White has not considered a Silva/Leben fight happening anytime soon."^[27]

Silva underwent knee surgery in late July 2010 and his doctors have stated that he will need to wait at least 4 months before returning to training. This means that he will not be seen fighting in the octagon again until early 2011.^[28]

Silva was scheduled to face Brian Stann at UFC 130.^[29] However, after Silva voiced his reluctance to face Stann, he was replaced on the card by returning UFC veteran Jorge Santiago.^[30] On April 4, 2011, the UFC announced that Silva's next opponent would be Chris Leben with the two scheduled to meet at UFC 132.^[31] on July 2, 2011. During the fight's first round Leben won by KO with several uppercuts before following Silva to the ground for a referees stoppage at the 27 second mark.^[32][33] When Dana White was asked about his thoughts on Wanderlei's possible retirement, he said he felt it would be the best time for Wanderlei to retire but in the end it is up to whether Wanderlei himself would like to fight again.

Silva faced Cung Le on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139. Silva defeated Le via second round TKO after a flurry of knees and punches, earning his third Fight of the Night award in the UFC.

Silva and Vitor Belfort will be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil A rematch with Belfort was expected to take place on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147 but due to a broken hand Vitor Belfort had to withdraw from the match.^[34] Silva is now scheduled to face Rich Franklin in a 190 lb catchweight at the event.^[35] Franklin and Silva fought once before at UFC 99, where Franklin won via unanimous decision.

Personal life[link]

Wanderlei and his wife Tea have a son named Thor. He also has a daughter named Rafaela from a previous relationship.^[36][37]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Mixed Martial Arts[link]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship

• Fight of the Night (Three times)
• Knockout of the Night (One time)
• Most Wins & Knockouts in combined PRIDE FC & UFC History (25 Wins 17 Knockouts)

• PRIDE Fighting Championships

• PRIDE Middleweight Championship 2001-2007 (One time, First)
• 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner
• 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Semi-Finalist
• 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix Semi-Finalist
• Most Wins & Knockouts in PRIDE FC History (22 Wins 15 Knockouts)
• Most Wins & Knockouts in PRIDE FC Middleweight Division
• Longest Undefeated Streak in PRIDE FC History (20 Fights)
• Longest Win Streak in PRIDE FC History (18 Wins)
• Most Consecutive Title Defenses in PRIDE FC History
• Most Title Defenses in PRIDE FC History
• Most Title Defenses in PRIDE FC Middleweight Division

• International Vale Tudo Championship

• IVC Light Heavyweight Champion

• Sherdog

• 2004 Fighter of the Year [1]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• 2001 Feud of the Year vs Kazushi Sakuraba
• 2001 Shootfighter of the Year
• 2003 Shootmatch of the Year vs Hidehiko Yoshida
• 2004 Shootfighter of the Year
• 2004 Shootmatch of the Year vs Quinton Jackson

• Fighters Only World MMA Awards

• Fight of the Year (2007) - vs Chuck Liddell on December 29, 2007 [2]
• Knockout of the Year (2008) - vs Keith Jardine on May 24 [3]
• Gym of the Year (2010) - awarded to Wand Fight Team [4]

• Inside Fights

• 2008 Fight of the Year vs Chuck Liddell on December 29, 2007 [5]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
		Rich Franklin		UFC 147	02012-06-23June 23, 2012			Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Catchweight of 190 lbs.
Win	34–11–1 (1)	Cung Le	TKO (knees and punches)	UFC 139	02011-11-19November 19, 2011	2	4:49	San Jose, California, United States	Fight of the Night.
Loss	33–11–1 (1)	Chris Leben	KO (punches)	UFC 132	02011-07-02July 2, 2011	1	0:27	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	33–10–1 (1)	Michael Bisping	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 110	02010-02-21February 21, 2010	3	5:00	Sydney, Australia	Middleweight Debut.
Loss	32–10–1 (1)	Rich Franklin	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 99	02009-06-13June 13, 2009	3	5:00	Cologne, Germany	Catchweight of 195 lbs. Fight of the Night.
Loss	32–9–1 (1)	Quinton Jackson	KO (punch)	UFC 92	02008-12-27December 27, 2008	1	3:21	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	32–8–1 (1)	Keith Jardine	KO (punches)	UFC 84	02008-05-24May 24, 2008	1	0:36	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Knockout of the Night. Knockout of the Year (2008).
Loss	31–8–1 (1)	Chuck Liddell	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 79	02007-12-29December 29, 2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2007).
Loss	31–7–1 (1)	Dan Henderson	KO (punch)	Pride 33	02007-02-24February 24, 2007	3	2:08	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost Pride Middleweight Championship.
Loss	31–6–1 (1)	Mirko Filipović	KO (head kick)	Pride Final Conflict Absolute	02006-09-10September 10, 2006	1	5:26	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win	31–5–1 (1)	Kazuyuki Fujita	TKO (punches and soccer kicks)	Pride Critical Countdown Absolute	02006-07-01July 1, 2006	1	9:21	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. was replacement for Fedor Emelianenko.
Win	30–5–1 (1)	Ricardo Arona	Decision (split)	Pride Shockwave 2005	02005-12-31December 31, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Defended Pride Middleweight Championship.
Loss	29–5–1 (1)	Ricardo Arona	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Final Conflict 2005	02005-08-28August 28, 2005	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win	29–4–1 (1)	Kazuhiro Nakamura	TKO (punches)	Pride Critical Countdown 2005	02005-06-24June 24, 2005	1	5:24	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	28–4–1 (1)	Hidehiko Yoshida	Decision (split)	Pride Total Elimination 2005	02005-04-23April 23, 2005	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan	Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Loss	27–4–1 (1)	Mark Hunt	Decision (split)	Pride Shockwave 2004	02004-12-31December 31, 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	27–3–1 (1)	Quinton Jackson	KO (knees)	Pride 28	02004-10-31October 31, 2004	2	3:26	Saitama, Japan	Defended Pride Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Year (2004).
Win	26–3–1 (1)	Yuki Kondo	KO (stomps)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	02004-08-15August 15, 2004	1	2:46	Saitama, Japan
Win	25–3–1 (1)	Ikuhisa Minowa	KO (punches)	Pride Bushido 2	02004-02-15February 15, 2004	1	1:09	Yokohama, Japan
Win	24–3–1 (1)	Quinton Jackson	KO (knees)	Pride Final Conflict 2003	02003-11-09November 9, 2003	1	6:28	Tokyo, Japan	Won the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix.
Win	23–3–1 (1)	Hidehiko Yoshida	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Final Conflict 2003	02003-11-09November 9, 2003	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal. Fight of the Year (2003).
Win	22–3–1 (1)	Kazushi Sakuraba	KO (punch)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	02003-08-10August 10, 2003	1	5:01	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win	21–3–1 (1)	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (corner stoppage)	Pride 23	02002-11-24November 24, 2002	1	3:40	Tokyo, Japan	Defended Pride Middleweight Championship.
Win	20–3–1 (1)	Tatsuya Iwasaki	KO (head kick and punches)	Pride Shockwave	02002-08-28August 28, 2002	1	1:16	Tokyo, Japan
vDraw	19–3–1 (1)	Mirko Filipović	Draw	Pride 20	02002-04-28April 28, 2002	5	3:00	Yokohama, Japan	Match fought under special rules.
Win	19–3 (1)	Kiyoshi Tamura	KO (punch)	Pride 19	02002-02-24February 24, 2002	2	2:28	Saitama, Japan	Defended Pride Middleweight Championship.
Win	18–3 (1)	Alexander Otsuka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 18	02001-12-23December 23, 2001	3	2:02	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	17–3 (1)	Kazushi Sakuraba	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 17	02001-11-03November 3, 2001	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan	Won Pride Middleweight Championship.
Win	16–3 (1)	Shungo Oyama	TKO (punches)	Pride 14	02001-05-27May 27, 2001	1	0:30	Yokohama, Japan
Win	15–3 (1)	Kazushi Sakuraba	TKO (knees and soccer kick)	Pride 13	02001-03-25March 25, 2001	1	1:38	Saitama, Japan
Win	14–3 (1)	Dan Henderson	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 12	02000-12-09December 9, 2000	2	10:00	Saitama, Japan
NC	13–3 (1)	Gilbert Yvel	No Contest	Pride 11	02000-10-31October 31, 2000	1	0:21	Osaka, Japan	Yvel was kicked in the groin.
Win	13–3	Guy Mezger	KO (punch)	Pride 10	02000-08-27August 27, 2000	1	3:45	Saitama, Japan
Win	12–3	Todd Medina	KO (knees)	Meca World Vale Tudo 2	02000-08-12August 12, 2000	1	0:39	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	11–3	Tito Ortiz	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 25	02000-04-14April 14, 2000	5	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	11–2	Bob Schrijber	Submission (rear naked choke)	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round	02000-01-30January 30, 2000	1	2:42	Tokyo, Japan
Win	10–2	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 8	01999-11-21November 21, 1999	2	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–2	Carl Malenko	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 7	01999-09-12September 12, 1999	2	10:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	8–2	Tony Petarra	KO (knees)	UFC 20	01999-05-07May 7, 1999	1	2:53	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Win	7–2	Eugene Jackson	Submission (punches)	IVC 10: World Class Champions	01999-04-27April 27, 1999	1	0:32	Brazil	Won IVC Light-Heavyweight Championship.
Win	6–2	Adrian Serrano	KO (punches and soccer kick)	IVC 9: The Revenge	01999-01-20January 20, 1999	1	0:22	Aracaju, Brazil
Loss	5–2	Vitor Belfort	TKO (punches)	UFC Brazil	01998-10-16October 16, 1998	1	0:44	São Paulo, Brazil	UFC Debut.
Win	5–1	Mike van Arsdale	KO (punch and soccer kick)	IVC 6: The Challenge	01998-08-23August 23, 1998	1	4:00	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	4–1	Artur Mariano	TKO (cut)	IVC 2: A Question of Pride	01997-09-15September 15, 1997	1	13:10	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	4–0	Egidio da Costa	Submission (punches)	IVC 2: A Question of Pride	01997-09-15September 15, 1997	1	2:27	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	3–0	Sean Bormet	KO (head kick)	IVC 2: A Question of Pride	01997-09-15September 15, 1997	1	1:19	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	2–0	Marcelao Barbosa	TKO (shoulder injury)	Brazilian Vale Tudo 10	01997-07-01July 1, 1997	1	0:20	Brazil
Win	1–0	Dilson Filho	KO (elbow)	Brazilian Vale Tudo 6	01996-11-01November 1, 1996	1	3:35	Brazil

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Vítor Belfort
Born	Vítor Belfort (1977-04-01) April 1, 1977 (age 35) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	The Phenom
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Division	Middleweight (2008–present) Light Heavyweight (1998-2007) Heavyweight (1996-1997)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
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 Purple belt in Shotokan[1]
Years active	1996–present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	1
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	30
Wins	21
By knockout	14
By submission	3
By decision	4
Losses	9
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	5
Other information
Spouse	Joana Prado
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: February 5, 2011

Medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Men's grappling
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
Bronze	2001 Abu Dhabi	Absolute

Vítor Vieira Belfort^[2] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitoʁ viˈejɾɐ bɛwˈfɔʁ]; 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 is currently ranked as the #3 middleweight in the world by MMA Weekly.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Vítor was born on April 1, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to a French father and a Greek mother.^[4] Belfort is married to Joana Prado and together they have three children, a son named Davi (born February 5, 2005), a daughter named Victoria (born October 31, 2007),^[5] and a daughter named Kyara (born June 7, 2009).^[6]

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.^[7]

On January 9, 2004, Vítor's sister, Priscila Belfort disappeared and the relatives received no information about her. In August 2007, a woman (identified as Elaine Paiva) confessed that she participated in her kidnapping and killing^[8] 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. The group allegedly buried her body in the woods in Rio de Janeiro where police conducted searches but her remains have never been found. Her family however do not accept this version and believe that Priscila is still alive somewhere. Vítor still maintains a missing sign in the Brazilian version of his website.

Belfort speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish.^[9]

He is a dedicated Christian and gives his life first to Jesus who he says gives him peace.^[10] 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."^[11] Belfort also appeared in a testimonial video on I Am Second, in which he shares his story of his faith in Jesus Christ.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

At the age of 19, Belfort came to the United States to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match, an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazilian defeated in 12 seconds by knockout.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

Soon after, he moved on to compete in the UFC, where he was given the nickname The Phenom. He beat two fighters in his debut event in the UFC, winning the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament. At age 19, Belfort became the youngest fighter to ever score a victory inside the octagon.^[12] Belfort's next match saw him score a technical knockout (TKO) against the UFC 6 runner-up Tank Abbott in a non-tournament fight, knocking Abbott down and finishing him with a ground and pound attack.

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.

PRIDE Fighting Championships[link]

Vítor then moved on to fight in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Kazushi Sakuraba in 1999. Vítor controlled the first minutes of the fight before breaking his hand,^[13] the remainder of the fight was spent on his back being stomped and kicked by Sakuraba. Following the fight he stopped training with Carlson Gracie and started to train with Brazilian Top Team.

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.

ADCC Championships[link]

In 2001 Belfort participated in the ADCC championships, in their Absolute division. Prior to that competition he had already faced Hiroki Fukuda, winning by submission, and Mark Robinson, losing by points. In the championship Belfort faced Genki Sudo, winning by points, Ricco Rodriguez, winning by points, Ricardo Arona in the semi-final, losing by points and finally in the 3rd place fight defeating Ricardo Almeida by points, winning the bronze medal.

Return to the UFC[link]

Returning to the UFC, Belfort was scheduled to fight Tito Ortiz in the main event of UFC's first Las Vegas show at UFC 33. However, he sustained an injury prior to the event, and the bout was cancelled. Belfort eventually returned and fought Chuck Liddell (losing via decision), then Marvin Eastman (winning via TKO and opening a severe cut on Eastman's eyebrow with a knee strike).

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.

Pro boxing[link]

On April 11, 2006 Vitor fought in his pro boxing debut against Josemario Neves. Belfort won by TKO within the first minute after knocking his opponent down three times. This has been his sole venture into the sport of professional boxing so far.

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.^[14]

Steroid controversy[link]

At Pride 32: The Real Deal on October 21, 2006, Belfort lost a unanimous decision to Pride Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson. After the fight, Belfort tested positive for an illegal substance, 4-hydroxytestosterone.^[15] In his defense, Belfort argued that he purchased an over the counter supplement which contained 4-Hydroxytestosterone. Belfort also explained that he may have received 4-Hydroxytestosterone as the result of rehabilitative injections given to him by Brazilian endocrinologist Dr. Rodrigo M. Greco after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in the summer of 2006. The Nevada State Athletic Commission eventually received a statement from Dr. Greco stating that he did give Belfort post surgical injections containing testosterone.^[16] While conceding that Belfort may have not known about the testosterone, the NSAC explained that even if Belfort was given injections by a medical practictioner who did not inform him that they contained anabolic steroids, it would still be a violation of the banned substances policy. On December 21, 2006 he was suspended for nine months from the date of the hearing and fined $10,000.

Cage Rage[link]

Vítor Belfort defeated Ivan Serati by TKO at Cage Rage 21 in England on April 21, 2007. He defeated James Zikic on September 22, 2007 at Cage Rage 23 to claim the Cage Rage light heavyweight title in a unanimous decision. He entered the fight with a broken hand and during the fight threw minimal punches and utilized takedowns and ground and pound techniques. He apologized to the crowd for not putting on a good show but promised a better fight next time.^{[citation needed]}

Affliction[link]

Vítor spent a brief time training for his Affliction fight against Terry Martin with Chute Boxe in Brazil. However, he completed his preparation for the fight at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Randy Couture and Shawn Tompkins helped train him for the fight in which he got a second round KO by landing a flying knee and following up with an uppercut straight-left combination.

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 Vítor 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 Vítor 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.

Second return to the UFC[link]

During a press conference, Dana White announced that the UFC had re-signed Belfort to a contract. His first match was against Rich Franklin at a catchweight of 195 lbs, headlining UFC 103, which he won by knockout three minutes and two seconds into the first round.

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.^[17] 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.^[18] 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.^[19]

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.^[20] 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.^[21] 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.^[22] Belfort was successful in his return, winning the fight by knockout one minute and fifty-two seconds into the first round.

Belfort was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le, expected to take place on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.^[23] However, Belfort was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by Wanderlei Silva.^[24]

Belfort faced Anthony Johnson on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142.^[25] During the UFC 142 weigh ins, Johnson came in 11 pounds over the 186 lb weight allowance and was fined 20 percent of his earnings.^[26] Belfort requested that Johnson not weigh more than 205 lbs the day of the fight. The UFC had Johnson weigh in a second time. Johnson officially weighed in at 204 lbs on fight day, and the fight with Belfort proceeded as scheduled, with Belfort winning via rear naked choke in the first round, his first submission win in over a decade.^[27]

Belfort was selected to coach The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil against Wanderlei Silva. The rematch between Belfort and Silva was expected to take place on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147.^[28] However, on May 27, 2012, Belfort was forced to pull out of the bout, citing a broken hand in training, and replaced by Rich Franklin.^[29]

Championships and awards[link]

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Winner
  • Knockout of the Night (Two times)
• Cage Rage
  • Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Submission grappling[link]

• ADCC
  • ADCC 2001 Absolute division – Bronze medal

Mixed martial arts record[link]