Yesterday, Vitor Belfort was crushed when he learned his opponent for Sunday’s UFC co-main event was hospitalized at the last minute and unable to fight.
Belfort described the emotions in a touchingly sad interview with UFC on FOX, stating, “I couldn’t believe it. I had some bad news in my life, like when my sister got kidnapped and went missing. [It was] the same feeling, but different.
“It’s nine weeks of hard work. Cutting weight was hard. And then you come down and you think ‘My finish. My last. My retirement, it’s done. And then no fight. Imagine, it’s devastating.”
"It's devastating."
An emotional @VitorBelfort on his fight being scratched after Uriah Hall failed to make weight at #UFCSTL https://t.co/C9leM1x8vh
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 14, 2018
Now, after he’s left St. Louis and returned back home, “The Phenom” has a more positive outlook on the situation, as he hints that he’ll have an announcement soon.
Here’s the Belfort update:
Too many questions… lol The only thing I can say is that I’m extremely happy to be with my family. I will enjoy my kids, my wife and my home… But sooner than you think we will have good news!
