RIO DE JANEIRO – Here’s something you don’t see every day: Vitor Belfort going to the scorecards. After a slow start, Belfort (26-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) turned up the tempo against Nate Marquardt (35-18-2 MMA, 13-11 UFC) and sealed a unanimous decision with a third-round surge. The middleweight bout was part of today’s UFC 212 main card at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Related Twitter reacts to Vitor Belfort's UFC 212 win over Nate Marquardt Belfort took home unanimous scores of 29-28, the first time judges had gotten involved in one of his fights since a 2007 victory over James Zikic in the now-defunct Cage Rage promotion
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