MMA legend Vitor Belfort spoke about meeting late sub Evander Holyfield Saturday night on pay-per-view from Hard Rock LIVE at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
“I don’t see the change in opponent as a problem, I see it as an opportunity. And this is a huge opportunity for me to face a legend like Evander Holyfield,” said Belfort Wednesday.
“In boxing, there are too many big fights that aren’t happening. Oscar and Evander truly built the sport of boxing during their careers. Evander’s a hall of famer and I’m very excited to be fighting him.”
“The king of the jungle is the lion, not the elephant, I’m smaller than Evander but I’m the lion. Speed and power are more important than size.”
“It’s about hit and don’t get hit, I know how strong Evander is. It’s about fighting a smart fight on Saturday night.”
“I love having President Trump commentate on my fight. Triller is truly bringing something new to the sport of boxing. He’s a real fight fan, always has been.”
“America is a great country of opportunity and that’s been the story of my entire career.”
“I want to congratulate Ryan Kavanaugh and Triller on giving fans an event they cannot miss.”
Vitor Belfort MUST BE TESTED – HE IS ON JUICE BIGTIME AND THAT IS UNFAIR TO HOLYFIELD WHO IS TEN YEARS OLDER!!!
Holyfield was on juice almost his whole career. That is not opinion, it is fact. He was caught in the Balco fiasco.
Holyfield certainly was juiced up…but guys like him kind of prove that steroids are not really very harmful in the long run (unless he has medical problems i don’t know about), at least if they are used sanely and not in crazy excess like that late madman bodybuilder who injected them into his arms and other parts, no?
Evander “HGH” Holyfield is the Lance Armstrong of boxing. His entire heavyweight career is built off of steroids. All of the fighters who lost to him in the Heavyweights had their records tarnished. And he was a dirty fighter. No one could hide a headbutt better. Hope he enjoys his beating
Oh, so none of his opponents were juicing either?
Yeah Holyfield definitely isn’t juicing ahahahaha
If one is doping that’s Holyfield who was a stéroids user his whole carreer !
Awesome! Another Triller circus. I hear Hulk Hogan might be on the undercard against Koko the gorilla.
Borat is expected to be refereeing that one.
Koko died years ago. Get with the current events
I think that is the point. In the circus theme, why not fight a corpse?
Age difference is probably his only ally in this one. I still see Holyfield putting a beating on him. Vitor’s speed and power are only in the form of bum rushing. It’s not like Holyfield hasnt seen that before.
I don’t see how he could go from preparing for a supposed light heavyweight fight against a 5-10, 170 lbs De La Hoya to fighting in a Heavyweight fight against 6-2, 220 lbs Holyfield. He must have been close to 175 at the time of the switch. So is he now going to gain 25+ lbs in a couple for weeks. I question if this fight is even a legit fight or exhibition match.
They are probably all staged with both participants laughing at the fools buying them.
Oscar be like, “Winner fights Oscar this fall”. Holyfield Vs De La Hoya. Olympic Gold Vs Olympic Gold.
Holy field got bronze medal at the Olympics.