RUMOUR: UFC 153 – Alan Belcher hints at fight with Vitor Belfort on October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Now it’s only a rumour and we might be putting two and two together and making one hundred and one but it seems likely that middleweight contenders, Alan Belcher and Vitor Belfort will square off on the UFC 153 card set for October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Posting via his Twitter page, Belcher said:
“My next fight will be the biggest of my career. I may be taking a trip down south, very south.”
Now like we said it’s only a rumour but the pieces do seem to fit. Not only do we have Belcher’s insinuation that he’ll be competing in Brazil in a big fight but both men are looking for top level opposition to square off with in order to secure that all important shot at the title. No doubt the UFC are looking to book Belfort into a fight in Brazil after the South American fans missed out on seeing “The Phenom” compete at UFC 147 after he fell foul to injury. Stay tuned to MMABay for more news on this situation as we get it.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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