Still dejected by defeat, Belfort guarantees: 'I will come back with great strength'

V. Belfort (photo) was defeated by C. Weidman in the middleweight title fight. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

The defeat for Chris Weidman in the fight for the middleweight belt at UFC 187 still remains a reason for regret for Vitor belfort. On your official profile on Instagram, the Brazilian published a message in which he expressed his frustration with the negative result last Saturday (23), but thanked the fans for their support and promised to turn things around.

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“I'm always happy, but I confess to you that I'm still sad about my performance at UFC 187, it was going very well... I would like to thank all the love from my family, friends, team, sponsors and fans. I love you, but right now I need to relax and spend time with my wife and kids. I will be back with great strength! I ask for forgiveness for not bringing victory to my Brazilian people and the foreigners who are part of my team and support me. How good it is to be able to meet you here. Love you! I ask God to bless everyone who cries and laughs with me. See you soon!” wrote the “Phenomenon”.

At 38, Vitor belfort has a professional record of 24 wins and eleven losses. With the setback for Weidman, the Brazilian left the UFC pound-for-pound ranking and ended up falling to fourth place in the middleweight category, behind the champion Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Jacare e Lyoto Machida.