Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort is about to enter his 41st professional fight at the age of 41 at UFC 224 this Saturday against Lyoto Machida. And after 22 years of competing at the sport’s highest level, “The Phenom” confirms that he will be hanging up his gloves for good.
“This is my last fight,” Belfort told MMAjunkie in a pre-fight interview. “That’s important because people say, ‘OK, what’s the legacy you’re leaving?’ Legacy is not what I did for myself. It’s what I’m doing for the next generation.