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5 days ago
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MMA legends to collide in 'real' boxing match
This September, boxing fans around the world will get to see two mixed martial arts legends exchange gloves when Vitor Belfort battles Wanderlei Silva. Set for Spaten Fight Night on September 27 from Sao Paulo, Brazil, the two will meet in the main event. According to MMA Fighting, the rules have been set. MORE: UFC 318 ticket prices for Holloway vs. Poirier 3 They include both fighters wearing 12 ounce gloves with eight rounds scheduled. The rounds will be two minutes each and the fight will be held at 20 5pounds. "The Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva rivalry is one of the biggest in the martial arts world," Spaten marketing director Cinthia Klumpp said. "A rematch that has never happened, so we decided to make it real in the second edition of Spaten Fight Night." Spaten Fight Night hosted Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen in the headline bout of the first event. That exhibition ended with no winner being declared. The first Belfort vs. Silva match took place all the way back in 1998 at UFC Brazil when Belfort scored a 44-second finish. The two have been scheduled several times to meet again, but the fight has never happened. MORE COMBAT SPORTS NEWS: PFL Hollywood to host pair of tournament finales Special guest to walk Dustin Poirier to UFC 318 Octagon UFC heavyweight scores convincing win, puts on a show PFL Charlotte to feature three title fights
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15-07-2025
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Former UFC rivals Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva will meet again in a boxing match in Brazil
Vitor Belfort joined Wanderlei Silva in the UFC Hall of Fame earlier this year. Now the two former rivals will rematch in a boxing match. (Photo by Mike Kirschbaum/Zuffa LLC) Nearly 27 years after their first fight at UFC Brazil, Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva are set to meet again — this time in the boxing ring. Belfort and Silva have agreed to square off at Spaten Fight Night 2 on September 27, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to a report from MMA Fighting. The two first clashed in 1998, when the UFC held its first event in Brazil, under the company's original ownership. Belfort, then just 21, scored a quick TKO finish in the opening minute of the fight after dropping Silva with punches almost immediately. Advertisement Now, with both men nearing the age of 50, Belfort and Silva will rematch in a boxing ring as Spaten Fight Night returns for its second event. The first Spaten Fight Night card also featured a boxing redux of a famed MMA rivalry, as former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva faced off against Chael Sonnen in a tepid exhibition bout. Belfort has participated in several boxing matches since his last UFC fight in 2018, picking up a TKO win over former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield in a 2021 exhibition bout, and also defeating fellow former MMA star Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza via decision in 2023. Silva, who turned 49 earlier this month, has been less active since finishing his MMA career with consecutive losses in Bellator, but he has consistently expressed interest in boxing matches with fellow contemporaries. Advertisement Belfort and Silva had been slated for a rematch under the UFC banner in 2012, following a coaching stint on "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil," but an injury to Belfort forced him off the card. Both Belfort and Silva have been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as members of its "pioneer wing."
