<header class="header"> [h=1]UFC targets Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson rematch for Nov. 9 event in Brazil[/h] by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Aug 20, 2013 at 11:45 pm ET 49 197 0 450 </header> It appears Vitor Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC) may finally have settled on an acceptable opponent in a familiar foe: Dan Henderson (29-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC). It was revealed on Tuesday's new edition of "UFC Tonight" that UFC officials are targeting a rematch between Belfort and Henderson, who first met in 2006, for an as-yet-unannounced Nov. 9 fight card in Brazil that would likely serve as UFC Fight Night 32. According to the report, both Belfort and Henderson have verbally agreed to the contest, thought it's currently unclear if the fight would take place at middleweight, light heavyweight or perhaps somewhere in between. Bout agreements have yet to be finalized Belfort, of course, currently boasts back-to-back stoppage wins over top middleweight contenders Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping. "The Phenom" had hoped those wins would be enough to earn him a shot at the middleweight belt, but the UFC 168 rematch between current champ Chris Weidman and former title holder Anderson Silva put those plans on hold. In the meantime, Belfort turned down a fight with Tim Kennedy and expressed his desire to fight at 205 pounds or even heavyweight while waiting for a shot at the 185-pound belt. Meanwhile, the 42-year-old Henderson (who turns 43 later this week), looks to rebound from a pair of disappointing split-decision losses in razor-thin results against Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida. "Hendo" had been on the verge of a light-heavyweight title shot before the defeats sent him sliding down the rankings. Belfort and Henderson first met at PRIDE 32. That night, Henderson took home a unanimous-decision win. For more on UFC Fight Night 32, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
This will be an interesting fight. And I think it will look completely different from their first fight.
Me neither. He's old and boring. Swings that old man right hand and plods forward. To make it even worse everybody he fights is terrified of that right hand so they just run circles around him and do JUST ENOUGH to win. UGH.
But it's pretty crazy that Vitor has been around since UFC 10 or something. He's one of the few fighters that actually evolved along with the sport, and in the year 2013 is as good as anyone else in his weight class.
Who would have thought it, eh Anthony? A Brazilian martial artist fighting in Brazil. Hmmm...:: (Just kidding, dude.)
I guess Brazil isn't exactly WADA in the testing department, and Belfort's gotta be at the tail end of his career so maybe the crowd motivates him?
Please.. This fight is a "can't miss". Vitor is back to his push forward and attack style. And meanwhile Henderson can still bang and has an iron chin. Both Machida and Evans were scared shitless to engage and never actually fought to win against Hendo. Personally I thought Dan deserved the decision in both fights. I see a brutal one round slugfest with Henderson stopping Belort.
Vitor will circle and peck away just like everyone else. He has too much at stake. If he wins and Weidman wins they will fight in early 2014, so there is no way Vitor fights "stupid" .
