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Karate Trainer Vinicio Antony Discusses Vitor Belfort’s Blackzilians Departure

Shotokan karate legend Vinicio Antony was the discipline’s number one representative in Brazil during the 1990s, before Lyoto Machida and Chinzo Machida burst on the scene.

Antony, who has dedicated his life to karate as a trainer, has been training Vitor Belfort since “The Phenom” fought Heath Herring under the Pride Fighting Championships banner in 2001. However, it was not until Belfort faced Rich Franklin at UFC 103 that the two men started working together on a camp-to-camp basis, and they will join forces again for the former champion’s trilogy bout with Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night 77 on Nov.