Report | Vitor Belfort will announce his retirement following his fight at UFC 204

By Chris Taylor - October 8, 2016

Former UFC champion Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort will apparently be announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts following his fight with Gegard Mousasi tonight at UFC 204.

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Matheus Costa, founder of OlimpoMMA, tweeted the following information as per Breno Massena:

https://twitter.com/BrenoMassena/status/784875787321159680

Vitor Belfort is a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts. The 39-year-old has gone 25-12 during his illustrious career.

“The Phenom”, who holds the record for most first-round finishes in UFC history, is a former UFC light heavyweight champion and won the UFC 12 heavyweight tournament way back in February of 1997.

Belfort will take on Gegard Mousasi in the co-main attraction of tonight’s UFC 204 pay-per-view event in Manchester, England.

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