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Vitor Belfort

(1977) Boxer Brazil

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Vitor Belfort is a boxer from Brazil, best known for Lições de garra, fé e sucesso.

Quick Facts About Vitor Belfort

Born: April 1, 1977
Nationality: Brazil
Profession: Boxer
Notable works: Lições de garra, fé e sucesso
Spouse: Joana Prado

About Vitor Belfort

Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian-American professional boxer and retired mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion. Known for his explosive knockout power, Belfort is tied for fifth for the most finishes in UFC history with 14. Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, and Affliction.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Vitor Belfort

The truth is the Vintage Vitor never left.

Left

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It's never late to go after your dreams. All it takes is believing and hard work.

Dreams

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I live my life for Jesus.

Jesus

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We need to reinvent ourselves.

Need

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I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight.

Fight

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The Holy Spirit gives me everything I need.

Everything

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It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

About

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Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?

Fight

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I don't look to God for my wins. I look for God in my daily life.

Daily

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Training for five-round fights is too much for the body.

Body

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I have lots of business outside of the Octagon, and I'm looking to have fun.

Business

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I trained karate in 2001 to fight Heath Herring.

Fight

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People don't know what pain is until they suffer.

Know

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I do believe my legacy outside of the Octagon is just as good as it is inside of it.

Believe

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Legacy is not what I did for myself. It's what I'm doing for the next generation.

Doing

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You're going to have to swallow Vitor Belfort. I'm going to reinvent myself and come back different every time.

Back

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By the time I was 17 years old, I already had my black belt.

Belt

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I don't even think in the future, pay-per-view is going to exist. You see Netflix and Amazon and what they're doing, and…

Exist

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Sometimes I flashback and say, 'Wow I'm still doing this. Wow, it's crazy.' And I'm very thankful, but I think my body…

Body

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I'd like to thank Jesus. He's the one who changed my life.

Gratitude

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That's the beauty of the fight: Anything can happen.

Anything

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How many fighters are going to be able to leave the legacy that I did? Nineteen years old, I came and I…

Conquered

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I'm just trying to be fair with everybody and also with myself.

Everybody

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I want to create a better environment for the kids who look up to me. I want them to know I'm not…

Better

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My mindset as an athlete and as a man is to accept what God is asking me to do and to live…

God

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