At 40 years old, Vitor Belfort is preparing to make his 25th and final trip to the UFC’s famed octagon. Belfort (25-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) recently confirmed that a planned appearance at UFC 212 will indeed be his last for the sport’s premier promotion. UFC officials today confirmed the recently reported bout , with Belfort facing Nate Marquardt (35-17-2 MMA, 13-10 UFC) at the June 3 event, which takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Belfort stepped into the octagon for the first time at UFC 12 in February 1997. That night, he needed just 120 seconds of total cage time to rip through Tra Telligman and Scott Ferrozzo to claim a heavyweight tournament title.
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