Vitor Belfort wants the winner of Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Posted on August 7, 2011, 07:21 PM by Joey SantosusTop Middleweight contender Vitor Belfort, who bounced back from defeat with a first-round knockout victory Yoshihiro Akiyama, reflects on the win and discusses the moral support he receives from his team. Belfort says he wants the winner of Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami and insists that capturing the title is the goal of his entire camp.
Further Reading: Photo Gallery: Vitor Belfort prepares for UFC 133 bout with Yoshihiro Akiyama
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I think he should fight Cris Leben next, that would be a great matchup.
but he would have to beat the Sonnen/Stann winner to earn it back. He KO'd Akiyama, but A.S. KO'd him last. Doesn't seem right to give him the title shot just because he did what was done to him to someone else. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Belfort, but I'm not convinced he's ready.
I would like to see Belfort fight someone like Alan Belcher, Demian Maia, Mark Munoz, Brian Stann/Chael Sonnen winner before he gets another shot at the belt.
ideal next fight would be the winner of munoz-leben; great fight though yesterday, it was indeed classic vitor, hope to see him make a run for a title with that intensity
who and what does akiyama achieve to make belfort a worthy of number 1 contender spot?
first we need a rematch between sonnen and silva then i would like to see vitor take him on again. Mayhem and Bisping arent doing anything to silva, the only 2 that have a chance are belfort and chael
either the winner of munos/leben or chael/stan should put him back to a tittle shot, i think belfort/silva is going to be much more exiting the second time around
I really wish Vitor and Mousasi would have fought back when Affliction was around, that would have been interesting!
He looked awesome again against Akiyama, like the Vitor of old but i think he has at least one or two more fights before he gets another shot as there are other guys who are also making their cases, he should maybe face the winner of Sonnen/Stann or the winner of Leben/Munoz or maybe even Okami after Silva wipes the floor with him. What's happened to Maia anyway, he's in the mix at 185lbs, has he got a fight coming up or something?.....
The word is that Maia will fight Jorge Santiago next... Sounds like an interesting bout.
Not tile shot yet for you Vitor,1 more fight or 2 first,winner of Stann and that scum of Chael,or Munoz vs Leben winner,I think whoever wins between Pricksping and Mayhem will get the next shot,I don't think Anderson will fight again this year,if he wins that is,never rule out the thunder that is Okami people!
Well I did always say if anybody gonna best silva it would be vitor.
One unearned title shot is enough, I think. Let's actually make him fight for this one, I say. He's gonna have to wait a while but I like him against any top middleweight, I think he should face the loser of Okami-Silva or Sonnen-Stann, any four of those fights is a big fat pile of awesome.