Trainer discusses Vitor Belfort’s Blackzilians departure
Vinicio Antony will be training Vitor Belfort for his upcoming trilogy bout against Dan Henderson, but this time Vitor won’t be training with the Blackzilians.
Vinicio Antony, Vitor’s long time trainer, talks about Vitor leaving the Blackzilians.
Vinicio Antony, who has dedicated his life to karate as a trainer, has been training Vitor Belfort since The Phenom fought Heath Herring under the Pride Fighting Championships banner in 2001. However, it was not until Belfort faced Rich Franklin at UFC 103 that the two men started working together on a camp-to-camp basis, and they will join forces again for the former champion’s trilogy bout with Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night 77 on Nov. 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
There was one notable change to plans. Belfort will not be training with the Blackzilians.
Vitor called me saying that he wanted to make a different camp now, Antony told Sherdog.com. He left the Blackzilians and decided to make his own team, OTB, also in Boca Raton, Fla., and wanted to bring together more of a family team to build new energy in this new phase of his career. I could only stay for 20 days, but we used that time in the best way possible.
Antony decided to start the camp by reviewing Brazilian jiu-jitsu fundamentals.