Karate Trainer: Vitor Belfort Enjoyed ‘One of His Best Ever’ Camps Ahead of UFC 198

Vitor Belfort will take perhaps his final swing at title contention when he meets Ronaldo Souza in the UFC 198 co-main event on Saturday at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. Vinicio Antony, Belfort’s longtime karate trainer, believes “The Phenom” still has what it takes to excel at the upper reaches of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division. Antony spent a month in Florida working with Belfort ahead of his battle with “Jacare.” “I’ve worked with Belfort since he was 16,” he told Sherdog.com. “I helped on his training camps for Rich Franklin, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson, and I can tell you that this camp was one of his best ever. Besides working on his striking skills with me, …

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