If there was any doubt that Vitor Belfort asked to fight Mark Munoz for the UFC interim Middleweight title, Vitor’s wife, Joana Prado Belfort, confirmed the story to Globo’s Extra that they had officially requested the matchup. In her capacity as manager of “The Phenom”, she previously revealed through her Instagram that she tried to close a deal for a fight between her husband and Yoel Romero, as a late replacement for the champion Chris Weidman, who has hurt his rib.
“I made a proposal for an interim title fight: Romero or Munoz. Weidman’s style is similar to their style. I mean, they are right handed and wrestlers. The UFC said no and offered us Lyoto Machida but we turned that down. We thought it was better to wait until May. Our focus in camp was for a bout against Weidman. We are sad about the delays but waiting to make history.”
Gegard Mousasi’s own callout of Belfort has so far been ignored by Joana and her husband. Following the cancellation of the middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort, UFC 184 will be headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano. The card takes place February 28th in Los Angeles, California.
Here’s the card as it currently stands: