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Belfort wants to fight winner of Silva v Okami

ESPN staff
July 6, 2011
Vitor Belfort wants to avenge his knockout loss to Anderson Silva © Getty Images
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Vitor Belfort has absolutely no doubts that Anderson Silva will beat Yushin Okami at UFC 134, and the Phenom is determined to make sure he gets the next crack at the middleweight title.

Belfort is preparing for Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133, knowing a huge knockout victory would remind people of his world class striking skills in the 185lb division.

The Brazilian had won five straight fights before meeting Silva, and he looked extremely sharp in their title encounter before the champion ended matters with arguably the knockout of the year, delivering a stunning front kick to the chin of Belfort.

The Phenom is convinced Silva's triumph was a one-in-a-million moment, and he is angling for a rematch once Silva disposes of Okami in Rio.

"I want to fight the winner between Anderson and Okami," Belfort told Tatame.

"Anderson has many advantages over Okami. Each bout is different, but I believe Anderson is much better. I guess Okami won't bring any danger while striking and Anderson has a good ground game".

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