The fight was for the UFC middleweight title with undefeated champ Chris Weidman defending.
The first round began and they touched gloves. Belfort blocks a high kick. Already having a mini panic attack. This fight is huge. Vitor stuffs a single and knees the body, slips, Weidman attacks, they break. 4:00. Belfort lands a left, three left uppercuts, two more, another, more to the body, right uppercuts, left uppercuts, more, more, left elbows. Break. Weidman lands a right, eats a right hook and a left uppercut counters. Weidman blocks a high kick, lands a right. Weidman gets a double, half-guard. "Beautiful penetration," Rogan comments, lol. Someone's cut. Weidman is, he lands a right elbow. 3:00. Weidman landing rights. More, right hammerfists. Crowd roaring. Thinking arm triangle. Weidman mounts, right elbow, right hands and hammerfists, got the back, both hooks. Lefts under. More. More. More. more. More. Mount, rights and lefts, crowd roaring, rights and lefts, more, more, more, more, more, more, big ones, huge right elbows, two of them, rights and lefts, left hammerfists, lefts under and it's over, crowd roars. Weidman's nose bloody. Vicious GNP. Wow. Crowd chanting USA. Weidman's wife congratulating him. 2:53 R1. Vitor has a mouse under his right eye and another on his left cheek. Weidman's mom and dad hug him proudly. He said during the flurry, "All I was thinking was you're tiring yourself out and I just covered up and waited." He told the crowd to applaud Belfort. "I don't want him hanging his head over there, he deserves applause." Nobody claps or cheers. "I just want to thank Jesus. Stop doubting me. Join the team now, this is my last invitation. I love you." Belfort looks devastated. "I was trying to avoid fighting on the ground, better night for him." "He's the champion man, there's no excuse."