Sherdog’s Top 10: Vitor Belfort Knockouts

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3. Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping
UFC on FX 7
Jan. 19, 2013 | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bisping was one win away from a shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown before Belfort dashed those hopes with his left shin. Belfort dispatched “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner with a beautiful head kick and follow-up hammerfists in the second round at the Ibirapuera Arena. Bisping succumbed to the blows 87 seconds into Round 2. “The Count” was the more active of the two middleweights and did some solid work with his jab and leg kicks. However, near the end of the first round, Belfort drilled him with a left high kick and swarmed with punches. Bisping survived, but it was a harbinger of what was to come. A little more than a minute into Round 2, Belfort struck again with a stealthy head kick. This time, Bisping was not as fortunate. The strike floored the Brit, and “The Phenom” pounced with hammerfists, bringing a decisive close to their encounter.

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