Also known as

Vitor Vieira Belfort · The Phenom

Description

Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Known as "The Phenom," Belfort was one of the pioneers of modern MMA. He trained and taught at the Carlson Gracie Academy in West Hollywood, where he instructed Joe Rogan when Rogan was a white belt in the mid-1990s.

Teachers (1)

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  Carlson Gracie

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Belfort trained under Carlson Gracie at the Carlson Gracie Academy, well-documented in MMA history

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onCarlson Gracie Academy badge (1995–2000)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Belfort trained under Carlson Gracie at the Carlson Gracie Academy, well-documented in MMA history

  “Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie”

  — Vitor Belfort (Wikipedia EN)link history

Lineage

• Brazilian jiu-jitsuCarlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 2 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt Probable

  Probable

  Rank referenced in Wikipedia article

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  BJJ Ranking System

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Rank referenced in Wikipedia article

  “Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie”

  — Vitor Belfort (Wikipedia EN)link history

Students (1)

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  Joe Rogan

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Vitor Belfort confirmed in interview that Rogan was his white belt student at Carlson Gracie Academy; Rogan corroborated

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onCarlson Gracie Academy badge (1996–1997)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Vitor Belfort confirmed in interview that Rogan was his white belt student at Carlson Gracie Academy; Rogan corroborated

  “Joe Rogan was my student, he was in no way… yeah, you trained Joe Rogan, yeah. Joe was a white belt.”

  — BJJEE. (2024). Joe Rogan Was a White Belt Under Vitor Belfort at Carlson Gracie BJJ Gym in Los Angeles. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info

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