Belfort rises from the ashes
He’s the youngest man to win a UFC fight and he won ithe heavyweight tournament at UFC 12 in 1997….
He’s the youngest man to win a UFC fight and he won ithe heavyweight tournament at UFC 12 in 1997. He captured the UFC light heavyweight championship when he stopped Couture on a cut in the first round of their bout at UFC 46, only weeks after his sister, Priscilla, was kidnapped and believed murdered.
But after the Couture victory, Belfort went into a downward spiral. He was just 2-5 in his next seven fights and culminated that streak by not only getting dominated by Dan Henderson at PRIDE 32, but being caught for using anabolic steroids.
Belfort said his turnaround, which includes wins in his last five fights, began when he accepted God into his life.
But he’s no longer the distractible, coasting fighter he once was. He made not have the same blazingly quick hands that he did when he came into the game, but at 33, he’s far more understanding and far more dedicated.
I know what I can do, I know what I can’t do and I know what I have to do, Belfort said. I’m comfortable with who I am now. That’s a big thing for me.
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