On May 12, at UFC 224, we saw Vitor Belfort competing in what was the last fight of his UFC contract and, at that point, possibly of his entire MMA career. In usual Belfort (26-14 MMA, 15-10 UFC) fashion, though, the former UFC champion was cryptic around the exact conditions of his retirement and wouldn’t entirely rule out a return . Judging by a post on his Instagram page today, it seems the door on MMA hasn’t been closed just yet. After declaring he was rooting for Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) against Quinton Jackson (37-13 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in the co-headlining bout of tonight’s Bellator 206, Belfort alluded to a soccer stadium rematch with the fellow Brazilian, whom Belfort beat in 44 seconds when they first met in UFC 17.5 in October 1998. “If not,” Belfort added, how about Jackson, himself – with the possibility of fellow UFC alum and current Bellator stand-out Chael Sonnen (31-15-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) as a “warm up” fight? Tonight Wanderlei will make it 3-1 vs Rampage at Bellator.
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Bellator comeback? Vitor Belfort calls out Wanderlei Silva, ‘Rampage’ and Chael Sonnen – MMA Junkie