Vitor Belfort calls for fight with James Toney... under boxing rules

[Drock]

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Vitor Belfort has called for UFC president Dana White to allow him to fight James Toney - under boxing rules. Apparently Belfort also wants the UFC to stage the boxing match itself, presumably having the fight in the Octagon but under boxing rules.

“Dana let me fight James Toney on 6 round box[ing] match I think I can catch him with my speed,” he wrote on his Twitter account.

“Dana [it] will be the 1 boxing match in UFC I promise he will fell my power and we will show the world [that] a UFC fighter can do better.”

There is more chance of White’s boxing match with Tito Ortiz finally happening than the UFC making a fight between Toney and Belfort under boxing rules. Not only is it a pointless risk, White has said that the UFC is done with Toney following his three-minute loss to Randy Couture at UFC 118.

Toney is moving on to defend his IBA heavyweight belt in November while Belfort has a meeting with Yushin Okami at UFC 122. If he is successful there he will likely move on to get the middleweight title shot he would have had at UFC 112 had he not needed shoulder surgery.

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[Misfit]

Vitor might be the ONLY UFC fighter to have a chance. I would still say Toney wins but either way it would still be boxing and I hate boxing now so fuck this.

[Drock]

i would put huge money on vitor belfort!

[Discipline]

wont happen. dana wouldnt let this shit go down imho.

[Drock]

wont happen. dana wouldnt let this shit go down imho.
o fuck no, vitor belfort would have to leave the ufc to make this fight happen.

[MadMike76]

I like Vitor but I think this is a bad idea. There is a reason Randy is Captian America and there is a reason Toney was won belts in four divisions. Let MMA fighters fight in the cage and boxers box in the ring.

[Drock]

I like Vitor but I think this is a bad idea. There is a reason Randy is Captian America and there is a reason Toney was won belts in four divisions. Let MMA fighters fight in the cage and boxers box in the ring.
have you ever seen vitor belforts only pro boxing match?

[MadMike76]

have you ever seen vitor belforts only pro boxing match?

No I havent but I cant imagine it was against the caliper of boxer that Toney is........or was before the punch drunkeness set in.......is that even a word?

[Drock]

No I havent but I cant imagine it was against the caliper of boxer that Toney is........or was before the punch drunkeness set in.......is that even a word?
all i know is vitor belfort dropped the guy 3 times in a minute before they stopped the fight, he is fast and powerful.

[MadMike76]

Yeah but Toney is 72-6-3 and he has defeated alot of big names. I didnt think I would ever defend Toney but just like it was a bad idea for him to take a MMA fight it wouldnt be a good idea for Vitor to take a boxing match.

[Drock]

Yeah but Toney is 72-6-3 and he has defeated alot of big names. I didnt think I would ever defend Toney but just like it was a bad idea for him to take a MMA fight it wouldnt be a good idea for Vitor to take a boxing match.
well if there is one guy in mma would could do something in boxing its vitor belfort, im not saying he would win or anything either but if a guy wanted a good underdog bet if this fight ever happended i would put a little bit of money on belfort.

[Discipline]

well if there is one guy in mma would could do something in boxing its vitor belfort, im not saying he would win or anything either but if a guy wanted a good underdog bet if this fight ever happended i would put a little bit of money on belfort.

i agree with what mike is saying but also here. hell it would be a great one to earn some cash on betting bc vitor does stand about the best chance of any ufc fighter.