Vitor Belfort LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White said his phone started ringing as soon as middleweight champion Chris Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) withdrew from next month’s UFC 184. The guy on caller ID? None other than Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC), who was asking for an interim title shot, the UFC exec said. White was in the midst of a hectic day at the job, dealing with multiple fighters on Saturday’s UFC 183’s card who had missed weight . But he obliged, finding Lyoto Machida willing to sign on to the short-notice fight, which was scheduled to headline the Feb. 28 event before Weidman’s injury.
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Dana White: Belfort turned down Machida fight for interim title at UFC 184 – MMA Junkie