Retirements in MMA are notoriously short-lived but this may be some kind of record.
Earlier this year, after a 22-year career in the sport, MMA legend Vitor Belfort finally hung up his gloves, following a knockout loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 224. Belfort had been teasing retirement for a while before then but finally decided to walk away after the bout, even if it was with some trepidation. But just seven months removed from that loss, it appears the trepidation won out. On Monday, Belfort told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he was coming out of retirement and would be back to fighting next year.