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marcelt
20-09-2009, 23:17
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by John Morgan on Sep 20, 2009 at 5:40 am ET
http://www.mixfight.nl/dyn/images/fighters/vitor-belfort-4.jpgDALLAS – The questions that surrounded Vitor Belfort (19-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) prior to his first trip to the UFC in more than four-and-a-half years mostly centered around which version of "The Phenom" would show up.

After Belfort stunned Rich Franklin in the main event of Saturday's UFC 103 event in Dallas, the only question left seems to be when the Brazilian will get a shot at the UFC's middleweight title.

According to UFC president Dana White's comments at the evening's post-fight press conference, it might not be long.

"The question that I had coming into this fight was, 'What Vitor are we going to see?'" White said. "The explosive Vitor that goes right after [his opponents], or the Vitor that lays back and couldn't pull the trigger? He pulled the trigger tonight, and as soon as he hurt [Franklin], he went right in for the kill."

While White has openly lobbied for a middleweight No. 1 contender contest between Dan Henderson and Nate Marquardt, the UFC exec appears willing to let Belfort skip to the front of the line.

"To be honest with you, the way the last two fights happened with Marquardt and Henderson against Anderson Silva, I think it would be better to see them fight each other, and the winner of that become the next contender," White said. "I think Vitor is ready to fight Anderson Silva (now)."

Following his win, Belfort told [URL="http://mmajunkie.com"]MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mixfight.nl/news/16252/dana-white-i-think-vitor-belfort-is-ready-to-fight-anderson-silva.mma) (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com
(http://www.mmajunkie.com)) that his explosive, pinpoint striking that resulted in a TKO stoppage just 3:02 into the bout with Franklin was due in large part to his current focus on karate.

"My new weapon that I'm adding to my game is karate," Belfort said. "It's just something that I want to use right now. I was taking my time. I was feeling the fight. As soon as I see something, I make sure I have the zip code, the address and the social security number. I don't like to throw things away.

"Sometimes I take my time; sometimes I'm aggressive. But as soon as I start, I make sure I fight. That's what people want to see."

Silva's on-again, off-again injuries may keep him sidelined for the remainder of the year. But while White still wants Henderson and Marquardt to meet, the UFC head believes Belfort provides exactly the type of fight "The Spider" is seeking in the twilight of his career.

"It's good to have Vitor," White said. "There was this place in the 185-pound division where you have this guy that's so dominant. Any time you can come up with new and exciting fights for him, it's great.

"Actually, I love where we're at right now. I love the fact that we have Vitor at that weight class."

And while Belfort said he's willing to follow whatever path White lays out for him, the former UFC light heavyweight champion said middleweight gold will eventually be his now that he's back in the organization that made him a star.

"The Bible said that the glory of the second house is bigger than the first," Belfort said. "I'm ready to get there. Nobody is going to take that from me. God's giving it to me, and I'm going to receive it."

Justinian
20-09-2009, 23:50
Spoiler Marcel... Ik heb de titel aangepast.