Belfort cries after defeat, but praises Weidman: 'You have to know how to lose'

V. Belfort had four defeats in five fights for the UFC belt. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

After a year and six months of expectation, the dream of winning the middleweight belt ended in less than three minutes for Vitor belfort. Knocked out by Chris Weidman in the co-main fight of UFC 187, Belfort cried in an interview given after the fight, backstage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas (USA), but he also did not fail to praise his rival's performance and quote words of recognition.

Vitor analyzed the setback, spoke about the path to his chance at the title and couldn't contain his tears when remembering the long journey, from November 2013 until the long-awaited completion of the duel

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“I got to feel the taste of victory, maybe I should have kicked instead of punching there. I don't know, I have to watch the tape again. I had the fight in hand. I don't know, he got the takedown and... I dislocated my shoulder, it feels like I dislocated my shoulder and I couldn't move anymore. Maybe I could have kicked more, instead of using hand strikes. But the Chris Weidman It was better tonight. You have to know how to lose”, said the carioca to reporter César Augusto from Rede Globo.

Vitor also said that he will not think about retirement and that his only plan for the future now is to rest. “The pain is very great. Thank God I have my wife, I have my faith… I believe that God is with the agent at all times. We have to understand that this is a sport. He was the best tonight. That's it, move on. Now, it's time to rest. It was a year and a half of a lot of fighting, training…”, said the “Phenomenon”, who interrupted the statement at this point, quite moved.

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This was Belfort's fourth defeat in a UFC title fight. Previously, the Rio native had already lost to Randy Couture in 2005, Anderson Silva in 2011 and Jon Jones in 2012. In his career, the Brazilian now has a professional record of 26 wins and eleven losses.

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