Following a loss to Kelvin Gastelum earlier this year, Vitor Belfort announced that his next fight would be the last of his career and he wanted to compete in his home country of Brazil as a way to say goodbye to the sport.
Belfort will meet Nate Marquardt at UFC 212 this weekend, but just days away from the fight, the former light heavyweight champion has walked back his talk about retiring and now says he believes he has years left in the sport.
“Something stirred me in this camp. I went to Canada with Tri-Star and I feel like I’ve got some years left in me.