Vitor Belfort Calls Out Michael Bisping: ‘I’m In His Head’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort may be stepping inside the Octagon to take on Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event of UFC 204 tonight (October 8, 2016), but he had some words for 185-pound champ Michael Bisping when joining FS1 after weigh-ins.
Bisping and Belfort have a history with one another after their initial meeting at UFC on FX 7 back in 2013, when ‘The Phenom’ finished ‘The Count’ with a vicious head-kick followed up by some nasty punches.
Belfort believes the Brit will soon be wanting to to avenge his loss to him, that is if he is able to get past the hard-hitting ‘Hendo’ in the main event tonight:
“I bet he’ll be asking for this fight,” Belfort said (courtesy of FOX Sports). “I think that’s what he wants. He doesn’t forget me. That guy cannot forget me. I’m in his head.”
The Brazilian has always been quite the draw when he competes in his home country, but while he does admit he makes a good payday every time he steps into the Octagon, he still feels he is being under-paid for what he is worth to the promotion:
“Every fight for me it’s a good payday. But I think my value is much more than I’m earning right now, what I bring into the sport,” Belfort said. “I really do believe, especially where this sport is, my value can be much bigger than what it is right now. There’s no doubt about it.”
“I love to compete and of course now that the real money’s in the sport, I’m looking for fight that’s going to be relevant for myself. For business and this is a business as well as a competition,” Belfort said. “I’m looking to have fun and make a lot of money.”
With his fight against Mousasi on the horizon, Belfort believes a win over former Stikeforce champ will up his stock and create even more big money fight opportunities for him:
“That’s the fight we wanted. He wanted it as well. When two guys want it, it’s good. Business is done,” Belfort said.
“It’s just shows the value. My stake goes up. Guys want to fight you and not the champion, that makes you special. People don’t want to fight a bum. People want to fight guys that’s relevant to the sport and that raises your price. That’s good. It shows what I’ve done. That’s what we’re here for. We’re here to fight each other. “
Belfort and Mousasi will meet in the co-main event of UFC 204 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England on October 8, 2016.
