Vitor Belfort has Joined Affliction - Fighting in JULY at 18

[keithlewis]

Vitor Belfort confirmed to Premiere Combat, during the transmission of UFC 84 - Ill Will, where he worked as a commentator, who will be fighting in Affliction the next day July 19. The vast surpesa was for the category in which Belfort will fight, the Middleweight. At the beginning of his career Belfort fighting between the Heavyweight and then fell to the Light Heavyweight.

Renato Babalu, Pedro Rizzo, Rogerio Minotouro Fabio Negão and the other Brazilians are already confirmed at the event. Besides Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia.

*Translated from World Fight

[broncofan]

WOW! If Affliction can make some $$$$ on this first show and stick around they are going to have some sick ass cards for the fans.

[NWOWolfpack]

Belfort Joins Chute-Boxe

The following is from an article on graciemag.com:

Vitor Belfort went through a period of training at Chute Boxe. The figher was impressed with the group’s organization and structure. Belfort has a fight set for the July 19 Affliction.

“This partnership is promising, I always dreamed of training at Chute Boxe getting to know the team. These days in Brazil we have to always seek to help each other out and Chute Boxe received me in impressive fashion, I’m grateful for the way Master Rudimar and the team received me,” stated Belfort.

The athlete performed mauy thai and boxing specific training with coach Julinho Borges and Wrestling / physical conditioning with coach Cristopher Led. Vitor praised the techniques taught to him and said he was surprised by the way the coaches use the fighters’ body types with the exercises applied. Vitor returned on Sunday to Rio de Janeiro where he will be getting ready to return to Curitiba to begin training. The information is on the official Chute Boxe site.