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Vitor Vieira Belfort (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitoʁ viˈejɾɐ bɛwˈfɔʁ]; born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as well as UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with Carlson Gracie. As of June 29, 2015, he is the #4 contender in official UFC middleweight rankings. He was also the last Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion.
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, whom the young Brazilian defeated in 12 seconds by knockout, despite Hess having a seven-inch height advantage and an over 100 pound weight advantage over Belfort.
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. 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.
Belfort [French pronunciation: [bɛl.fɔʁ]] (German: Beffert) is a city in northeastern France in the Franche-Comté région, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg. It is the biggest town and the administrative town of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté region. Belfort is 400 km (249 mi) from Paris, 141 km (88 mi) from Strasbourg, 290 km (180 mi) from Lyon and 150 km (93 mi) from Zürich. The residents of the city are called ‘’Belfortains’’. 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 city of Belfort has 50,199 inhabitants. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Belfort forms the largest agglomeration (metropolitan area) in Franche-Comté region with an urban population of 308,601 inhabitants.
Belfort's strategic location, in a natural gap between the Vosges and the Jura, on a route linking the Rhine and the Rhône, has attracted human settlement and made it a target for armies.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts promotion company. It is the largest in the world and features most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport. Based in the United States, the UFC produces events worldwide that showcase ten weight divisions and abide by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC has held over 300 events to date. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta control the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC.
The first Ultimate Fighting Championship event was held on November 12, 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions were to identify the most effective martial art in a fight, with minimal rules, between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sambo, wrestling, Muay Thai, karate, judo, and other styles. In subsequent competitions, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.
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UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at University of Nevada's Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada.
It was the second-ever UFC event on free television, with the telecast drawing over two million viewers for a 1.5 overall rating in the United States.
With his victory at the event, Nate Quarry became the first The Ultimate Fighter participant to earn a title shot in the organization. He fought for the UFC Middleweight Championship against Rich Franklin at UFC 56.
Nate Marquardt tested positive for nandrolone at the post-fight drug test following his win over Ivan Salaverry.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the respective Athletic Commission. Individual payouts are listed below. The numbers only include figures that the UFC disclosed to the state athletic commission; fight bonuses, sponsorship fees, and other unofficial bonuses were not disclosed. The total fighter payroll for UFC Ultimate Fight Night was $136,000.
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Reviva los más espectaculares nocauts de la carerra de Vitor Belfort, incluídos contra Wanderlei Silva, Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping y más. Belfort reta a Chris Weidman por el título mediano en UFC 187.
Watch Vitor Belfort in the Octagon after defeating Nate Marquardt at UFC 212 in Brazil.
On February 7, 1997 "The Phenom" made his UFC debut at UFC 12 at the age of 19. Now, 20 years later, UFC 212 may be the last time Vitor Belfort ever steps into the Octagon. Don't miss UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway this Saturday, June 3 Live on Pay-Per-View.
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