H. Lombard (photo) wants to face V. Belfort (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)
A few days after asking for his farewell fight to be at UFC 212, in Rio de Janeiro, on June 3, Vitor belfort has already been challenged to his farewell fight. The Cuban Hector Lombard he used his Twitter profile to challenge the Brazilian to a duel. The two are in similar moments: like the “Phenomenon”, Lombard is coming off three consecutive defeats in Ultimate.
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"Hector Lombard x Vitor belfort – let’s make it happen!”, posted Lombard.
The 39-year-old Cuban has 44 fights in his career, with 34 wins, seven losses, one draw and two unsuccessful fights. He became known for becoming the first middleweight champion in Bellator's history, in addition to competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in judo. After his contract with the promotion expired, Lombard signed with the UFC, but his uneven performance caused him to move down a division. After setback for Neil Magny, the Cuban rose again, but continued to lose and comes from three defeats in total.
Yes, Vitor belfort comes from a knockout defeat to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fortaleza last Saturday (11). The Brazilian, champion of the UFC 12 heavyweight tournament in 1997 and former owner of the UFC light heavyweight belt, also recently lost to Ronaldo Jacare e Gegard Mousasi, by technical knockout on both occasions.
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