Vitor Belfort

The namesake of "Wolf of Wall Street" Vitor Belfort - an athlete of Brazilian origin, who has succeeded in boxing and jiu-jitsu, karate and mixed martial arts. The athlete was repeatedly called Mike Tyson in MMA. In the biography of the fighter nicknamed Phenomenon there were triumphs and fiascos, scandals and tragedies. Belfort believes that the meaning of life is to rejoice in every moment lived.

Vitor was born in April 1977 in the cultural capital of Brazil. The father of the future champion Jose Belfort in the 60s of the 20th century was a member of the Brazilian volleyball team, Aunt Hassia - businesswoman. The appearance of the athlete betrays his African, European and Indian roots.

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Although the family was prosperous (each of the children occupied a separate room), Vitor from childhood was obsessed with the ideas of justice and protection of the poor and dreamed of becoming a policeman. The boy started jiu-jitsu at the age of 9.

In his youth, Vitor was fond of swimming and motorcycle sports, volleyball and tennis, played for the football team, which is part of the sports association "Regatta Flamengo", shoulder to shoulder with the future star Juan dos Santos. However, at the age of 15, the guy opted for "sport for strong people" and a year later became the champion of Brazil in national jiu-jitsu, and at 17 received a black belt.

In 1996, Belfort made his mixed martial arts debut, knocking out U.S. fighter John Hess in the 12th second of the fight. The fight resembled the battle of David and Goliath: the opponent was 18 cm taller than Vitor and weighed 111 kg.

In 1997, at the first ever tournament of the English Fighting Championship (UFC), the young man defeated two heavyweights in one evening and became the winner of the championship. Vitor's victory over American wrestler David Abbott, nicknamed Tank, strengthened the position of the young fighter in the world rankings.

Randy Couture was able to interrupt Belfort's succession of triumphs. The confrontation of UFC stars took an epic character: the guys met three times, and twice Vitor lost. The other battles that have made it to history were fights with John Jones in 2012 (Belfort gave up after a painful reception) and Luke Rockhold in 2013 (Vitor knocked out his opponent with his heel).

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In 2006, an elevated testosterone content was found in the fighter's blood. Despite Belfort's explanations that the banned steroid was contained in injections prescribed by a doctor to repair a torn meniscus, the athlete was fined $10,000. and suspended for nine months. In addition, the victory in the duel, after which the ill-fated analysis was made, was awarded to the opponent of Phenomenon Dan Henderson. Belfort knocked out Henderson in 2013 and 2015, both times with a kick to the head.

Over the years, Vitor increasingly began to suffer defeats. In 2015, for example, Belfort, although he stripped the eyebrows of young athlete Chris Weidman, was knocked out by a series of punches. In October 2016, Phenomenon's fight with Gegard Mousasi was stopped by the judges after an attack by a fighter of Armenian-Persian origin, and Vitor was counted as a defeat.

In the early 21st century, Belfort played himself in the TV series Clone, which featured many Brazilian stars, from footballer Pele to singer Alessandro Safina. In the story Vitor wins a duel with one of the central characters of the soap opera Shandy and takes away from the opponent girl.

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In 2002, the charismatic athlete married his compatriot - model and TV presenter Joanne Prado. His wife gave Vitor three children: son David and daughters Victoria and Chiara, whose birth was broadcast live on the Brazilian TV show "Modern Women". According to Joanna, her husband is excited by the smell of his wife's sweat and biting her leg.

Family photos, signed in Portuguese and English, often appear on Belfort's Instagram page. The athlete also speaks French and Spanish. The family's favorite is the Malinois dog (Belgian Shepherd). The fighter is a fan of the football club, where he played in his youth, is fond of beach volleyball and surfing.

Vitor and Joanna are evangelical Christians. In the interview, Belfort claims that he came to faith after the tragedy in his personal life. In early 2004, the athlete's older sister Priscilla was kidnapped.

Vitor was looking for a relative on the beaches, addressed the kidnappers on Brazilian television, and also came out in a T-shirt with the words "Priscilla, come back!" after the TKO victory over Randy Couture, but the result did not follow. The girl's body has not been found yet. Every year on his sister's birthday, the athlete addresses Priscilla with a letter containing words of love and tenderness, tells about the events in the family.

Belfort currently lives with his family in Boca Raton, Florida. Vitor's father regularly visits her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and his mother has problems obtaining American citizenship. The weight of the athlete is 84 kg at the height of 183 cm (in his youth Belfort competed in the heavyweight class, then moved to the light-heavyweight fighters, and later became a representative of the middleweight category). The athlete changed his hair - now Belfort mohawk, and the remains of hair on the shaved temple form a cross.

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In May 2018, Vitor was defeated in a fight with Lioto Machida at UFC 224 and announced the end of his sports career. However, in March 2019, Belfort signed a contract with the East Asian promotion ONE FC and summoned former world boxing champion Roy Levesta Jones, Jr., who began to write music in the style of rap at adulthood.

Although the answer from the black boxer, who received a Russian citizen's passport in 2015, has not yet followed, Vitor continues training and promises to "fight dirty". In July 2019, Belfort asked commentator Joe Rogan, who made his debut with him one night, to become a second.

1997 - UFC 12 Heavyweight Champion

2004 - UFC light heavyweight champion

2007 - Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion

2009 - Best Knockout of the Night

2011 - Best Knockout of the Night

2013 - Best Knockout of the Year (World MMA Awards) Most knockouts in UFC history (13) Most wins in the first round (14)

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