(Belfort vs. Matt Lindland @ Affliction: Day of Reckoning, 1/24/09. Fight starts at the 0:59 mark.)
In honor of Vitor Belfort‘s return to the UFC this Saturday, here are nine of the Phenom’s greatest knockouts. Folks, this is how you throw hands. Keep your chin down, Rich…
(Belfort vs. Terry Martin @ Affliction: Banned, 7/19/08.)
(Belfort vs. Yoshiki Takahashi @ PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute, 7/1/06)
(Belfort vs. Antony Rea @ Cage Rage14, 12/3/05. KO comes at the 2:17 mark.)
(Belfort vs. Marvin Eastman @ UFC 43, 6/6/03. The infamous "goat’s vagina" gash.)
(Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva @ UFC Ultimate Brazil, 10/16/98.)
(Belfort vs. Tank Abbott @ UFC 13, 5/30/97)
(Belfort vs. Scott Ferrozzo @ UFC 12, 2/7/97. Watch Ferrozzo try to keep fighting after Big John saves his life.)
(Belfort’s first pro fight, a 12-second demolition of Jon Hess at SuperBrawl 2, 10/11/96.)
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Some great old school moments. I wish I’d seen the early UFCs before I’d heard of Vitor. The first time I saw him was the ultimate knockouts highlight against Waderlei. So when I went back and watched UFC 12, I was very surprised to hear he was a jiu jitsu guy. Must have been a hell of a shock for Tra Telligman who was expecting a Royce Gracie clone. Not exactly like the Sevren fight was it?