Vitor Belfort challenges Wanderlei Silva to fight in February: 'Time is passing'

Close to turning 43, Vitor belfort seems to be in a hurry to fulfill an old wish of MMA fans. The athlete challenged the sports legend, Wanderlei Silva, for a clash to be played in his new company, ONE FC. The phenomenon proposed the duel at the beginning of 2020 and has already thought about the date and location. February, in Singapore. The statement came on his official Instagram account.

"Clock is ticking. I heard you're asking to fight me again. I hope this is true. I have an early Christmas present for you. I'm willing to give you the most anticipated rematch that will happen in the history of combat sports. I hope you accept my gift. I suggest the date and location of the event. End of February, in Singapore”, wrote Vitor.

If the 'Crazy Dog' accepts the challenge, the meeting will promote a reunion between two athletes who collided more than 20 years ago. For 'Ultimate Brazil', held in 1998, the compatriots shared the octagon for a long-awaited duel between two athletes known for their aggression. The clash, however, ended as expected, but did not last as long as many would have liked.

In just 44 seconds of the fight, Belfort tried to show why he is called the 'Phenomenon', and 'ran over' Wand with a series of punches right at the beginning of the fight.

The athletes were close to fighting when they were still part of the UFC fighter group. The fight, however, ended up not happening due to an injury suffered by Vitor.

Recently, Silva once again challenged Belfort to a 'boxing without gloves' fight, for 'Bare Kunckle', but the proposal was promptly denied by Vitor on the grounds that it is no longer necessary to hold fights without protections.

Today, Vitor is 42 years old and has not acted since his setback to Lyoto Machida, in May 2018. Silva is 43 and hasn't fought in over a year, when he was beaten by Quinton jackson, in September 2018.

 

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THE TIME IS TICKING #42 @wandfc — i heard that you are asking to fight me again? I hope this is true. I have a Christmas gift for you. — I am willing to give you the most anticipated #rematch that will ever happen in the #mma combat sports history. Do you accept my GIFT 🎁? If you do, I already suggest the date and the location. What about the end of February, Singapore 🇸🇬 @onechampionship #ONE is one of the most growing sports organization in the world 🌎 Merry Christmas @wandfc @yodchatri @onechampjp @onechampionship let's give to this amazing fans, this fight on the best platform of combat sports. Time is ticking #42 @wandfc – I heard you were asking to fight me again? — I hope this is true. I have an early Christmas present for you. – I'm willing to give you the most anticipated #rematch that will happen in the history of #mma combat sports. I hope you accept my Christmas GIFT 🎁? I suggest the date and location of the event, end of February, Singapore 🇸🇬 @onechampionship #ONE is one of the fastest growing sports organizations in the world 🌎 a very high level event. Merry Christmas @wandfc @yodchatri @onechampionship @onechampjp Let's give this gift to all combat sport lovers. They deserve

A publication shared by Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (@vitorbelfort) on Dec 23, 2019 at 6:56 pm PST

 

 

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