Vitor Belfort vs Evander Holyfield: Live on Triller - September 11, 2021

[Chris]

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After months of teasing a comeback against a former UFC champion, boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya has apparently found his man in former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort.

The Athletic's Mike Coppinger first reported the news Thursday, saying the fight will be an exhibition held on Saturday, September 11th, likely in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be promoted by Triller who did the Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul boxing match.

Georges St. Pierre and Eddie Alvarez were other names rumored to take on De La Hoya at various points.

The 44-year-old Belfort (seen above) was last under contract with Asian-based MMA promotion ONE, but never fought for them. He hasn't competed since May 2018 when he lost to Lyoto Machida at UFC 224 and retired afterward. He has 18 knockouts in 41 career MMA fights but hasn't scored once since November 2015.

He does have one professional boxing match: an April 2006 first round TKO over Josemario Neves in Brazil and actually discussed going into business with De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions in 2008. At one point, he was going to box on this weekend's now-postponed Triller fight card and has also talked about fighting Evander Holyfield at some point.

The 48-year-old De La Hoya hasn't competed since a December 2008 loss to Manny Pacquiao.

Belfort is the latest former MMA fighter to take advantage of the last celebrity boxing craze following in the footsteps of Askren, Floyd Mayweather and Tyron Woodley who will face Jake Paul later this year. Anderson Silva will step into the boxing ring this Saturday against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the same card as his famous father.

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[Chris]

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The combat sports celebrity boxing trend will continue as former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz will go to battle in a boxing ring.

The fight is expected to be the co-main event for a September 11th Triller event in Los Angeles that will be headlined by Oscar De La Hoya returning to the ring against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort. The news was first reported by MMA Fighting's Damon Martin.

In June, former middleweight champion Silva (above) defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in both his first post-UFC fight and first boxing match since 2005. Ortiz has never boxed professionally. The fight is expected to be held at a 195-pound catchweight.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion has retired from MMA several times and was last seen defeating former WWE star Alberto El Patron in an December 2019 MMA fight. He is coming off an aborted run as a city council member in Huntington Beach, California.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

boxing only? lol unless its a hugfest anderson should kill him?

 

[Necro]

This sounds awful.

 

[Deezy]

Tito: I knocked out Chuck Liddell, I have hands now.

 

[Necro]

Evander Holyfield Replaces Oscar De La Hoya, To Fight Vitor Belfort 9/11 In Florida On Triller PPV

Evander Holyfield Replaces Oscar De La Hoya, To Fight Vitor Belfort 9/11 In Florida On Triller PPV

The show must go on. Oscar De La Hoya had to scrap his comeback fight after he was hospitalized due to contracting Covid on Friday. The 48-year-old De La Hoya was due to face former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on Sept. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight was set to headline a...

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[Apoho Creed]

The Real Deal would fight the Devil himself I truly believe that.

 

[Deezy]

Vitor's chin is shot, but if he's allowed to be TRT-tor.....Holyfield gonna see the holy ghost.

 

[Necro]

Donald Trump, son to provide commentary on Evander Holyfield-Vitor Belfort alternate telecast

Trump to call Holyfield-Belfort alternate telecast

Donald Trump has signed a contract to provide commentary on a "gamecast" of Saturday's boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN. The former president will be joined by his son Donald Trump Jr.

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Wow lol

 

[Necro]

 

[Chris]

Donald Trump, son to provide commentary on Evander Holyfield-Vitor Belfort alternate telecast

Trump to call Holyfield-Belfort alternate telecast

Donald Trump has signed a contract to provide commentary on a "gamecast" of Saturday's boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN. The former president will be joined by his son Donald Trump Jr.

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Wow lol

Holy shit bringing this back bc I just realized Trump himself is commentating too I misread and thought it was just Don Jr doing commentary, not both I kinda wanna watch now

 

[Necro]

Holy shit bringing this back bc I just realized Trump himself is commentating too I misread and thought it was just Don Jr doing commentary, not both I kinda wanna watch now

LOL I'm sure it will be insane.

 

[Necro]

People on Instagram are saying this should be shut down and illegal lmao. People get so mad.


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[Chris]

I think there's a case to be made that the athletic commissions that sanction these fights are a joke but I wouldn't put any blame on the fighters or anything, they just want the money, safety isn't supposed to be their priority

 

[Necro]

I think there's a case to be made that the athletic commissions that sanction these fights are a joke but I wouldn't put any blame on the fighters or anything, they just want the money, safety isn't supposed to be their priority

Nah I meant due to Trump being involved they said it should be cancelled.