Does Belfort have a chance?

What do you guys think? I'm surprised the odds are so close, Silva is only a 2:1 favorite. I can't see Silva losing, after the near loss to Sonnen I expect him to be extremely motivated. This feels like the fight to bet the house on. Thoughts?

Well Belfort has always got a punchers chance you never know but outside that I just dont see him having much of an edge on anything but then again you never know Anderson looked pretty bad against sonnen outside that triangle choke

Vitor has a chance against anyone in the world......for 2 rounds. He seems to mentally wear out much past a 1.5-2 round mark though.

Something that makes me think Belfort has a shot though, Sonnen dropped Anderson with a clean, straight punch. Anderson, who has always had great reflexes, look a half step slower, and if you try to get cute in front of Vitor, your head gets punched in. Its going to be very exciting to watch, if Anderson stands right in front of him, he takes a massive risk, if he circles off and leg kicks Vitor for a while and wears on him, he will coast to a win. I look forward to it.

i think it will be a close fight because silva has the advantage of moving out of the way for most of the fights, so on paper you get one of the fastest punchers to fight him then that takes away one of his weapons but that beign said he still has a lot more in his beg of tricks then belfort.

If old Vitor comes to the fight then yeah. He will attack Anderson with speed. If not it should be interesting.

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Im 100% rooting for Vitor! Super fast hands and sick bjj, there wont be any last second triangles against vitor

Yes Vitor has a chance. First off, these guys know each other. There is no intimidation factor for Anderson. Vitor probably feels he's the better fighter, despite being the older of the two. Most of Andersons wins come due to the fact that his opponent can't hit him. Vitor will not have this problem. Also, Vitors boxing experience and cutting off the ring will help to isolate Anderson. The question is, what will happen when the two exchange blows. Anderson has never really been hit but this doesn't mean that he can't take a punch. It's just a mystery. Vitor, on the other hand, has a weak chin. If he can't KO Anderson, he may be the one getting KOed. This is a hard fight to pick. I agree with the odds. This could very well be a Rua Shogun II with Vitor being Shogun.

This "Old Vitor" has been rumoured to exist somewhere but he hasn't been seen in like 10 years. I personally think vitor has been running off of hype for a long while now. If he doesn't grab a KO from one of the first 3 exchanges he seems to disintegrate, both physically and mathematically.

yes