Bisping on Belfort and jiu-jitsu athletes: “They look like white belts when they get elbowed”

Bisping (right) provokes Belfort and the style of jiu-jitsu athletes

the controversial Chael Sonnen went to school. The North American, who won the chance to fight for the UFC belt on three occasions with several provocations to his rivals, has a new follower: Michael Bisping. The British middleweight, who is scheduled to face the Brazilian Vitor belfort No. UFC Sao Paulo, on January 17th, follows the same line as Sonnen and begins attacks against his rival.

In an interview with the North American website MMA Junkie, Bisping praised Vitor's technical quality, however, he didn't miss the opportunity to needle the Brazilian. The Englishman said that a jiu-jitsu black belt becomes a mere white belt when he is attacked with punches or elbows.

"The Vitor belfort He has a great finishing game, but I believe I can counter him. I'm not scared of his jiu-jitsu. It's funny how practitioners of this martial art, especially black belts, look like white belts when real fighters start hitting them in the face and throwing elbows. He (Belfort) will have to prepare a lot. I’m going to fight really hard on the 19th,” said Bisping.

The fight between Vitor belfort e Michael Bisping will be the main fight of UFC on FX 7, also called UFC Sao Paulo, scheduled to take place on January 17th, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera and will be the event responsible for opening the 2013 Ultimate season.