Vitor Belfort

Brazil
Born 1977-04-01, Rio de Janeiro
2.2

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)

  • 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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    fact_check
    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

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
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Rank referenced in Wikipedia article
    “Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie”
    — Vitor Belfort (Wikipedia EN)link history

Students (1)

  • 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

Sources

Vitor Belfort (Wikipedia EN)link history
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

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KYQB8J2N5752Q7E1JM7PNQPG
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Vitor Belfort. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYQB8J2N5752Q7E1JM7PNQPG - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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