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Silva taunts Belfort at UFC 126 weigh-in

ESPN.com staff
February 5, 2011
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Tensions rose during the weigh-in for UFC 126, as Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort threatened to come to blows before the main event at the Mandalay Bay on Saturday evening.

A simmering feud has developed between middleweight champion Silva and Belfort and the hype would appear to have been true as they squared up - with Silva donning a mask after weighing-in. Silva ambled across the stage, slid on a mask and moved into the face of Belfort - seemingly in response to Belfort's claim that Silva puts on an image inside and outside the Octagon.

"You guys came here to watch a show," Silva said. "Vitor talks a lot and that's what you're going to see, is a show."

It threatened to boil over at one stage, but calm was restored - allowing the anticipation to grow in the final hours before the fight.

Forrest Griffin takes on Rich Franklin on the undercard and he came in at a trim 205lbs - which observers were impressed with given his 14-month absence.

A fight that is arguably as anticipated as the headline bout is the clash between Jon Jones and Ryan Bader and the pair had an intense stare down.

Weights:
Anderson Silva 185 Vitor Belfort 185
Forrest Griffin 205 v Rich Franklin 203
Ryan Bader 205 v Jon Jones 206
Jake Ellenberger 171 v Carlos Eduardo Rocha 170
Antonio Banuelos 136 v Miguel Torres 136

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