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Vitor Belfort vs. Nate Marquardt targeted for UFC 212

Vitor Belfort will be making his last walk to the Octagon in Brazil.

The UFC is officially targeting a middleweight bout between Belfort and fellow veteran Nate Marquardt for UFC 212, which is set to take place on June 3 at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The original report was made by Combate, and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.

Belfort, a former UFC champion and a legend in the sport, last fought in March in the main event of UFC Fight Night 106 where he suffered a technical knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum.