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Vitor Belfort: I dominated a guy weighting 220 lbs.

On the exclusive chat, Belfort reveals he wasn’t UFC’s first chouice as an opponent for Anthony’s middleweight debut. He’s a…

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Chris Palmquist
January 25, 2012 · 1 min read
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On the exclusive chat, Belfort reveals he wasn’t UFC’s first chouice as an opponent for Anthony’s middleweight debut.

He’s a strong guy, feared in UFC. Dan Henderson refused to fight him, everybody declined it. He’s a guy who’s hard to match-up in this division, but I accepted it at a glance, reveals the Brazilian. I have never feared any man… I thought it was good challenge and I said yes. I showed how I value the fans and the UFC.

I fought a guy weighting like 220lbs. I dominated him on the ground, I showed my Jiu-Jitsu, I showed my striking, celebrates Vitor, cool about the possible critics received regarding the bad times he went through for being taken down.

When I win quickly, people complain it was too quick. When it takes a while longer people also complain… It’s hard to please people, but I had it in my hands. I did what was needed to be done.

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