UFC 51 Results

Sever · Feb 11, 2005

I agree. Arlovski's not ripped at all, see?

Physique doesn't really mean much in MMA (look at Fedor, for example), but I just don't see how you can think this man looks like he doesn't train. Belfort and Baroni need to spend less time working on their physique and more time on their cardio

andrewS · Feb 19, 2005

How did Tito come into that fight without his cardio unprepared? He trained with BTT who have guys in Pride who are used to a 10min round, then a 5min round

Arlovski's slip of Sylvia's jab and the right he fired back was beatiful...

As someone else said, Tanner showed Terrel why he's the man and Terrel is just a little boy.

Yukimushu · Feb 19, 2005

andrewS said:

How did Tito come into that fight without his cardio unprepared? He trained with BTT who have guys in Pride who are used to a 10min round, then a 5min round
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I presume you mean Vitor?; Tatame (brazilian MMA magazine) recentally interviewd him; talking of what happened in the fight, and what his plans are from now on.

Tatame magazine said:

Tatame: What happened in this bout against Tito Ortiz?

Vitor: My objective was to fight the way I fought in the past. I beat him down in the first two rounds, almost knocking him out and almost submitting him. I began to gas from the second round to the third, got tired, and he got the takedown and stayed inside my guard, but he didn't do much. For sure the first two rounds were mine, and he won the last one. The UFC judges are very partial. If that fight had been in Japan, for sure I would've won easily. I am back and happy with my training, and most importantly in knowing that everyone thinks I won.

Tatame: Why do you think you won the first round?

Vitor: I hit him much more, almost knocking him out, and he never had me in danger. Those elbows he threw at me at the end of the round didn't do anything to me! I defended myself normally and the judges didn't take that into consideration at all. Instead, I let loose my hands on him and he almost went to sleep, as his own people admitted after the fight. I finished with a clean face, and the Nevada Commission suspended him for six months due to a badly broken nose. You see! I came out with a clean face and he won! It's an absurdity! Everyone asked for it and I returned to being the old Vitor, with fast and accurate hands, except that those guys in the judges booth couln't see it.

Tatame: In the second round, when he was getting beat down badly, it seemed you could've finished him off with a submission. Why didn't you use your jiu-jitsu against him?

Vitor: I was in the mood to hit him in the face. I know he is scared to get hit, and during the fight I was only thinking to punish him.

Tatame: During the intermission between rounds two and three, Murilo (Bustamante) asked you not to get caught under Tito, but you ended up there. What happened?

Vitor: I was very tired and I was certain I had won the first two rounds. Because of that I fought more defensively. He only wanted to stay tied up and try some ground'n'pound, so I decided to put him in my guard and control the fight. I tell you again, those strikes didn't do anything to me. The only time he hit me flush was when he head butted me twice, for which the ref warned him.

Tatame: At the end of the fight you two shook hands. What did he tell you during that moment?

Vitor: He told he that he had never been in such tough fight. That I brought out the best in him, and that the fight could have gone to either of us. He also said that we are the two best in the weight division and that Randy (Couture) and Chuck (Liddell) were just two old guys. I stopped him right there and told him, "Leave me out of that conversation. Don't include me one bit in your battles! (laughs)

Tatame: That was the last fight of your contract with UFC. What can we expect for the future?

Vitor: I will be very honest, I prefer to fight in the ring under PRIDE-rules. I almost broke my hand because I was not allowed to use knees. But I can guarantee that I will fight where the people treat me right and pay me what I deserve. I am one of the pioneers of the sport, principally of the UFC, and I will go where I am valued. I am open to proposals and my agents will look for the best deals. As for me, I will continue to train hard and begin to compete in amateur boxing, so that I can sharpen my hands more for vale tudo.

Tatame: Will the result of this fight influence a new deal with the UFC?

Vitor: Everything will depend on value. I have no hard feeling against the UFC, but I am certain that this loss will influence my decision to fight there again. This is not the first time this has happened, and an end needs to be put to this lack of professionalism. There needs to be people who understand about vale tudo, and not just wrestling. The judges need to judge every aspect of a fight, round-per-round.

Tatame: How was this first fight since your return to BTT?

Vitor: The people at BTT were great. The sense of team the fact I am working with people who are always motivating me is only making me better. I am motivated to reach the top again.

Tatame: Tell me about the feeling of being a father?

Vitor: It's marvelous. It's the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life. I've already changed diapers and it's great. His name is Davi Prado Belfort and was born on the same day I fought. When I hit the hotel, Joana (Prado) was going to the hospital to give birth. Let me tell you, he's wild and has the look of a champion. When he's hungry, he gets angry and starts to kick and punch. Joana is suffering with him (laughs)... But she is a super mother.
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