Vitor Belfort
Life is politics.
I was always a man of the moment. I think it helped me go through things I went through in life.
I don't even think in the future, pay-per-view is going to exist. You see Netflix and Amazon and what they're doing, and that's a model I think is going to grow and grow.
I have had regrets along the way, but when I leave this sport, I'll do so with my head held high. I know I gave it my heart and soul, and I tried to learn and be better every day.
If you regret a mistake, don't just make that mistake again. Look at it and learn from it and grow from it.
My hope is in God.
Some things really don't matter.
Like in combat when you're in chaos, a Navy SEAL in chaos, you cannot be afraid of dying for a cause.
Training is very tiring.
Training is what sacrifices. I see that in my body.
The truth is the Vintage Vitor never left.
I've had some ups and downs in my personal life, but I have overcame them.
I work for the UFC, and whoever they say I fight, I will.
That's the beauty of the fight: Anything can happen.
I trained karate in 2001 to fight Heath Herring.
You never show what you are going to do; you always do what the opponent doesn't expect.
I made some adaptations, as I combined karate with my boxing game. I'm adding a couple of nice things from Shotokan to my game.
My idea is to have two bases. I keep my family in Rio, and when I have a fight scheduled, I will come to Vegas to train here at Xtreme Couture, which I consider the best place for a MMA fighter to be.
I just want to take one fight at a time.
Any fight that I have can be the last, or it can be the beginning.
Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?
I have lots of business outside of the Octagon, and I'm looking to have fun.
I don't look to God for my wins. I look for God in my daily life.
I live my life for Jesus.
My heart is so peaceful.
Everything you do involves sacrifice. My work is to honor my principles, my opponent, and what I believe in. I stand for it, I fight, and I try to get better every day as a human being.
Everybody knows that people cheat, but I don't.
I'm able to fight anywhere.
I have tried hard to be a good person. It's something I live for.
I do believe my legacy outside of the Octagon is just as good as it is inside of it.
How many fighters are going to be able to leave the legacy that I did? Nineteen years old, I came and I conquered.
Beginnings are easy, the thing is to finish the raceCollection: Race
The way you treat life, life will treat you back. Make sure you're happy with whatever is going on in your life.Collection: Mma
Arrogance needs advertising, confidence speaks for itself.Collection: Arrogance
I've made mistakes but the beauty of life is that each regret builds character and makes us a better personCollection: Regret
I'm fighting myself every day to get better.Collection: Fighting
The river makes the water flow. That's how I live. I just let everything flow. Flow with the river.Collection: Mma