[Evil_Veiled]

Originally Posted by BuakawRules

i couldn't agree more with your post. if you watch his first fights, up until the randy fight, he just ran through pple. he embodied a new kind of mma fighters while making his opponents look like dinosaurs. even after the randy lose, he came back strong... remember his thrashing of wandy? that was one of the most amazing TKOs i ve seen to this date.

i guess he was so big back then taht pple (me included) just got to love him and hope that somewho he could get his shit together and become the greatest mma fighter ever (maybe i m exagerating a lil bit...)

I have a friend who just loved Vitor.

The guy is a brawler-type of guy, so I can see why he enjoyed Vitor's explosive demolitions (hell, who didn't) of his early opponents.

But you're right, he still tries to hold on to the Vitor love, because Vitor was the young up and coming guy in the sport, who you just figured would keep getting better and better until he was "the greatest ever".

His wins stand out, his losses are forgettable.

So why is the bandwagon still going? Because of the emotional power of those early wins, no doubt about it.

[FKD Slasher]

vitor is hot or cold...people are on the wagon because they hope it will be one of his hot nights!

[eyceman]

its like a movie that starts like Saving Private Ryan and ends like forrest gump

[Lev]

Originally Posted by Bigun

That's like trying to explain why people like Tank. Either you like him or you don't. I keep watching him fight hoping to see the Vitor that took apart Marvin Eastman and Silva. Not the Vitor that laid with Daijiro Matsui for 20 minutes.

yes, bring that guy back!

[FightFan2006]

Well, he beat up a hand full of cans like Hess & Tra and two Butterbean style tubs like Tank and Scott "Massive Liver problems" Ferrozzo before getting whooped by Randy. Then he kTFO a baby verison of Silva with a fast flurry of arm punches and the rest is history.

Comparing Belfort to a young Tyson is a joke.

Belfort is the most overrated MMA fighter in history and a complete disapointment.

Fighting Ferrozzo and Tank was like a prime Tyson fighting Bean, ffs.

[gsilk]

Originally Posted by MontisVerdes

Why does Vitor's bandwagon keep rolling so strongly? He hasn't done much in three years or more, yet his fans stay so loyal to him. This is very interesting to me, and very uncommon in the world of MMA.

Vitor is a highly skilled, extremely confident, yet VERY HUMBLE fighter. I saw his his uncut interview before his first Overeem fight on the Pride MWGP and he is the epitome of what MMA is. It's so funny that on that DVD Rampage and Randleman popped the most shit and ending up getting beaten pretty soundly. I like Vitor because win lose or draw he fights with spirit, heart, determination, and aggression. He leaves it all in the ring. He is modest. He is honest. He is a good fighter capable of beating ANYONE in the 205 division on any given fight.

I feel he may be "struggling" in some people's eyes because MMA is constantly evolving and his quality of opponents are improving. I re-watched all of his early fights. He was simply too fast for Tank, Ferrozzo, Wanderlei, and Telligman. You cannot compare the calibur of fighters I mentioned to the complete fighters he fought recently. (wandy excluded for obvious reasons)

Again my respect for Vitor lies deeper than just wins and losses. His attitude and spirit exemplify what MMA is.........

[gsilk]

Originally Posted by FightFan2006

Belfort is the most overrated MMA fighter in history and a complete disapointment.

Naturally you are entitled to your opinion but I am wondering how he is the most overrated when people like Mark Kerr fought in MMA as well......I am not gonna rag on Kerr but after watching Vito fight Randy, Chuck, Tito, Overeem.....how can you call him a dissapointment? That Tito and Chuck fight were close fights and that Tito fight especially could have gone the other way...Has he ballooned up to 330 pounds? Has he been busted for steroids? Has he been involved in any "worked" fights??? There are several fighters who can answer YES to all the questions that I have rasied. Vitor has not. You cannot honestly watch him fight and call him over rated and a disappointment

[watchabro101]

vitor will come back and become champ of both pride and ufc and then they will make a sweet movie about him where he goes through the bad times and good times in his life/career (like the problem with his sister) kinda like a rocky movie but 100 times better. yeah wouldnt that be cool.
vitor get your head on straight!!

[Marin Radovan]

because he is giving a hope with some good performance (Eastman, Rea, Takahashi) against B-level fighters

[vcx]

it's like for vovchanchyn

a lot will always push him