Twenty years ago last month, Vitor Belfort made his UFC debut, walking into the Octagon and obliterating Tra Telligman and Scott Ferrozzo in a combined two minutes to win the heavyweight tournament at UFC 12 and announce himself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of mixed martial arts.
To put that into perspective a little, consider that at the time of Belfort’s debut, the Spice Girls had yet to bring their particular brand of girl power to the United States, the special edition of Star Wars – the original Star Wars, Episode 4: A New Hope – topped the box office and the man Belfort will face this weekend in his 24th UFC appearance, Kelvin Gastelum, was five years old.