UFC MONTREAL TICKETS

Watch Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold fight video highlights from UFC on FX 8′s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

UFC on FX 8 took place May 18, 2013 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The old lion, Vitor Belfort (23-10), welcomed former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2) into the Octagon in the night’s brutal main event. Catch the video highlights above, along with highlights of the rest of the main card.

For more on Belfort’s explosive victory, check out the play-by-play from our own Luke Thomas.

Round 1: Leon Roberts is the referee in charge. Both fighters open orthodox. Rockhold shoots and is stuffed. Belfort follows up with a right and they briefly tie up. Rockhold staying active with…

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It was a night where the Brazilians cruised and ended up placing three of the four fighters who eventually earned UFC post-fight bonuses at UFC on FX 8. Lucas Martins and Jeremy Larsen earned Fight of the Night for their preliminary card action, Ronaldo Souza claimed Submission of the Night with his first-round finish of Chris Camozzi and Vitor Belfort left the UFC no choice but to award him Knockout of the Night with his stunning victory over former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

UFC announced the awards on Twitter on Saturday evening. UFC on FX 8 took place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sol, Brazil.

Martins, 24, and Larsen, 27, put on an entertaining affair, although most observers believed Martins to be on the losing end of an inevitable decision before a short right hand cracked Larsen and ultimately put him to sleep before the final bell could sound. The end came officially at :013 of the third frame. Martins moves to 13-1 in professional mixed martial arts while Larsen is now 8-4.

‘Jacare’, 33, looked impressive in his UFC debut as he easily dispatched with Chirs Camozzi with a head and arm triangle submission at 3:37 of the first frame. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion used his superior wrestling and top control and to pass to side control and secure the requisite grip before Camozzi was left unconscious.

Last, but certainly not least, Vitor Belfort, 36, scored an early candidate for knockout of the year when he stopped Luke Rockhold, 28, with a spinning heel kick in the first round of their main event bout. After a bit of feeling out between the two and Rockhold attempting a spinning back kick of his own, Belfort eventually responded with an enormous and entirely unobstructed heel kick to the jaw of Rockhold, sending the former Strikeforce champ crashing to the mat. A few follow-up punches from Belfort finished the job. Referee Leon Roberts was forced to stop the action at 2:32 in the very first round.

UFC on FX 8 may have been short on stars, but the few that were in the arena on Saturday night made their presence felt with style.

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza put on an absolute clinic, lulling Chris Camozzi into unconsciousness within a matter of seconds after locking in a first-round arm triangle for his UFC debut. And then came Vitor Belfort. An underdog once again, the old lion saved his best trick for last, unleashing a devastating spinning heel kick that toppled Strikeforce’s other middleweight standout, Luke Rockhold, midway through the main event’s opening frame.

It was as spectacular of a knockout as they come, one that may have opened the door for Belfort to seize the UFC middleweight championship rematch that’s eluded him for so long. And all along the way, Belfort’s supporters and critics within the MMA community were there to weigh on the carnage.

Wow! That was unbelievable!! What about that leg speed, spinning? Are you kidding? Freaking awesome!

— Bas Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) May 19, 2013

OMFG!!!!!! @vitorbelfort is the man

— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) May 19, 2013

Victor did look good. Congrats. Bummed for my boy Luke though. He will be back strong.

— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) May 19, 2013

Wowser!!!!!!!!! #UFConFX8

— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) May 19, 2013

My heart goes out to @lukerockhold awesome fighter & works so hard. Hats off to @vitorbelfort, awesome kick & all around legend #UFConFX8

— Mike Quick Swick (@officialswick) May 19, 2013

Oh you stronger than ever, huh Vitor…yea, we know… #UFConFX

— Jason Highwalker(@KCBanditMMA) May 19, 2013

But TRT or no TRT that shit was mad spectacular. #UFConFX

— Jason Highwalker(@KCBanditMMA) May 19, 2013

Wow!!!!!

— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) May 19, 2013

That was unexpected. What a kick.

— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) May 19, 2013

Belfort keeps looking better each time out…

— Mark Bocek (@MarkBocek) May 19, 2013

@benfowlkesmma @mmajunkiesteven I disagree. I have trained with guys pre & post testosterone usage & difference is incredible. Speed & power

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 19, 2013

I am not trying to be a jerk & not jealous of other fighter success, I am secure in who I am. (cont) tl.gd/lriei6

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 19, 2013

In a day & age where we discover new long term effects of concussions and how horrible they are, I speak out of concern for my peers

— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) May 19, 2013

@brianstann agree . confidence , energy , swag , cardio everything goes up . It allows you to train harder , etc . Just ridiculous

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) May 19, 2013

@brianstann don’t justify it to please morons who don’t compete. Plain & simple insecurities somewhere means they need shit

— Tom Kong Watson (@TomKongWatson) May 19, 2013

Holy shit that was brutal #ufconfx8 amazing!

— Steven Siler (@Stevesiler) May 19, 2013

Wow vitor…

— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) May 19, 2013

…… What in the world… Really?…. A spinning wheel kick… From Vitor Belfort… tmblr.co/Z8wavwlImWtj

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) May 19, 2013

Wow!! Just wow!! Vitor is the man!

— Costas Philippou (@Philippou185UFC) May 19, 2013

Keep your head up @lukerockhold all the greats have been put down along their journey. Yours is just beginning!!

— Tyson Griffin (@TysonGriffin) May 19, 2013

Hell yea wow wow wow belfort is my hero

— Melvin Guillard (@Young__Assassin) May 19, 2013

Great KO @vitorbelfort, The things we can do when we get older, we just get better. fb.me/Df4HrKQa

— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) May 19, 2013

Holy shit! #PHENOM

— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) May 19, 2013

can’t wait to hear the all TRT comments about Vitors speech when he says he is stronger than ever!I think he realized it when he said it!

— Chris Clements(@menaceclements) May 19, 2013

Oooooh my!!!!! Craziest finish I’ve ever seen @vitorbelfort @ufc #ufconfx8

— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 19, 2013

I’ve always been a Vitor fan but I really thought it was Rockholds time… I’m still blown away.. Congrats to the Phenom.

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 19, 2013

It had to have been the haircut! #ufconfx8

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 19, 2013

#wordsofadvice if your debuting in the UFC….stay off the main card! You gotta ease into it

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 19, 2013

Vitor’s spinning kick just tucked Uriah Hall’s spinning kick in bed #UFConFOX8

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) May 19, 2013

Incredible win for #VitorBelfort #ufconfx8

— Darren Elkins (@Darren_Elkins) May 19, 2013

Wow! Spinning heel kick KO for vitorbelfort ! #evolving #UFConFX8 @ufc @fueltv instagram.com/p/ZeihGuM5K4/

— Mark Muñoz (@mark_munoz) May 19, 2013

In my opinion @vitorbelfort has earned a shot at the title after his last two wins. #impressive #sickninjakick

— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) May 19, 2013

Vitor looks like an action figure. #Badass

— Duane Ludwig (@DUANEBANGCOM) May 19, 2013

KO of the Night! Another Spinning Wheel Kick added to the @ufc highlight reels! Mad #respect @vitorbelfort

— Jon Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) May 19, 2013

Vitor is still a beast!

— Pat Curran (@PatCurranMMA) May 19, 2013

I’m signing up for karate classes… All these dam windmill kicks n shit!! #smh #muaythai

— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) May 19, 2013

.@danawhite @jacaremma vs @vitorbelfort Gonna be a great Fight

— Thiago Tavares UFC (@TavaresMMA) May 19, 2013

#Flyweights we can’t let these heavyweights out flashy move. As a group we need to step our game up. @ufc #ninjastatus

— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) May 19, 2013

That was amazing……. Well done Belfort

— Kyle Noke (@KyleNoke) May 19, 2013

Tae Kwon Do still works! Massive congrats to Belfort! #ufconfx8 #blackbelt

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) May 19, 2013

That’s why Vitor Belfort has been n always will be one of my favorite fighters since like 5th grade! #SavageKO

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) May 19, 2013

Tough loss for @lukerockholdkeep your head up my friend.

— Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) May 19, 2013

OH MY GOSH!!! CONGRATULATIONS @vitorbelfort & THANKS FOR THE MOMENTUM!!! LETS GOOOOOO!!!!

— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) May 19, 2013

Holy moly that was a crazy KO @vitorbelfort still looking great. So awesome @jacoclothing @glennauthentic @ufc @ufcbelle.

— Seth Baczynski (@Sethbmma) May 19, 2013

What’s making the old vitor the old vitor

— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) May 19, 2013

WTF!!!! THAT WAS SSOOOOOO CCCRRRAAAAAAZZZZYYYYYY!!!! @ufc #UFConFX

— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) May 19, 2013

Give that man @vitorbelfort the next title shot!!!! @danawhite @ufc #UFConFX

— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) May 19, 2013

Freaking beautiful @vitorbelfort with the spinning kick to the head!! @ufc

— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) May 19, 2013

HOLY SHIT!!!!!! The Immortal Vitor Belford!!

— MIKE RICHMAN (@MikeUSMCRichman) May 19, 2013

Vitor needs to layoff that juice

— RyanMartinez (@970King) May 19, 2013

Holy juicyness wtf

— RyanMartinez (@970King) May 19, 2013

Vitor’s win creates an interesting problem – as far as I know Nevada hasn’t licensed him for TRT but he’s on it, & clearly the #1 contender

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) May 19, 2013

THE GATOR SAYS GO TO SLEEP

WOW!! Jacare is NASTY

— Dana White (@danawhite) May 19, 2013

Man, @jacaremma is a BEAST! That’s some top shelf strangulation skills right there

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) May 19, 2013

Maybe the fastest I’ve ever seen anybody put to sleep. Choke prob started 2-3 secs before it actually looked like an arm triangle #UFConFX

— Jason Highwalker(@KCBanditMMA) May 19, 2013

Camozzi is tough but I saw that 1st round submission coming from the day this fight was announced. Just a bad match up for him

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) May 19, 2013

Dayum

— Michelle Ould (@MichelleOuldMMA) May 19, 2013

Middleweights,Jacare just arrived!!!!!

— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) May 19, 2013

Wow camozzi went out fast! Jacare super impressive as always!! I’m a huge fan #ufconfox

— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) May 19, 2013

Jeez Jacare looks solid. @ufc

— Bristol Marunde (@BristolMarunde) May 19, 2013

Slickness at its finest! @jacaremma

— Jon Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) May 19, 2013

Thank you @danawhite @lorenzofertitta and @reedharrisufc . I knew it was a tough fight on short notice but I thought I had it. I’ll be back

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) May 19, 2013

DOS ANJOS, DUNHAM AND CONTROVERSY

Action packed fight by DosAnjos n Dunham, that’s dem #LightweightsBestWeight in the @ufc!!! #UFConFX8…

— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) May 19, 2013

Dunham got ROBBED!!!!

— Dana White (@danawhite) May 19, 2013

Wow gr8 fight! Thought @evandunham155 had it though! One of my fav fighters.

— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) May 19, 2013

I thought @evandunham155 won all three rounds, can see the judges giving Him a 29-28 though.

— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) May 19, 2013

R.O.B.B.E.R.Y much?

— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) May 19, 2013

Close and good fight but @evandunham155 got robbed!

— Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) May 19, 2013

Bullshit

— Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) May 19, 2013

That a boy @evandunham155 FOTN .got him winning all 3 rounds! I hope the judges see it that way. They’ll probably score 29-28 Dunham.

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) May 19, 2013

Holy freaking BULLSHIT right there!!! @evandunham155 won that fight hands down! Horrible decision!

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) May 19, 2013

I’ve seen bad decisions in my day but these idiots obviously score off crowd reaction then the fight itself.

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 19, 2013

Great fight!

— Costas Philippou (@Philippou185UFC) May 19, 2013

That was BS, @evandunham155 won that fight #UFConFX

— Martin Kampmann (@MartinKampmann) May 19, 2013

Wow the was the worst decision in Mma history! UFC should NOT go back to Brazil after a decision like that. What corruption and prejudice!

— Jamie Varner (@jamievarner) May 19, 2013

Dunham got robbed

— Mitch Gagnon (@MitchGagnonUFC) May 19, 2013

I feel very bad for Dunham who put his heart in the cage, won and got roooobbed! #ufconfx8

— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) May 19, 2013

Wow don’t know how ever @evandunham155 lost that one! Shocking judges decision there! #ufconfx8 #UFConFX

— John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) May 19, 2013

Wow!!!@evandunham155 won that fight!Robbed!@ufc

— Bristol Marunde (@BristolMarunde) May 19, 2013

Dunham got screwed. I sometimes wonder what the judges are watching

— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) May 19, 2013

Not the way I scored it but who am I? #UFConFX

— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) May 19, 2013

Hey @evandunham155, I thought you won that fight and so did everyone else on here. Sucky decision but you’re still the man! Proud of you bro

— Ulysses Gomez (@uselessgomez) May 19, 2013

Brazilians would boo Jesus if he was going up against another Brazilian #UFConFX8

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) May 19, 2013

Tough fight don’t agree with the decision like usual. Thanks everyone for the love.

— Evan Dunham (@evandunham155) May 19, 2013

NATAL EDGES ZEFERINO

Congrats @rafaelsaponatal way to push the pace!

— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) May 19, 2013

Took the fight on short notice in a higher weight class true warrior @zeferinomma you’ll be back!!!

— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) May 19, 2013

Big congrats to @rafaelsaponatalon his UFC win tonight!!! Great job vs a game opponent!

— Matt Serra (@MattSerraUFC) May 19, 2013

Nice ground and pound from @rafaelsaponatal!

— Phillipe Nover (@PhillipeNover) May 19, 2013

I wanna see some 50/50 guard on the main card #shitnoonesays

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 19, 2013

Congrats to Rafael “Sucko” Natal, if he woulda known the counter to 50/50 guard was being a man then maybe he would of finished him.

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 19, 2013

There’s @ufc on?!?!?! Who gots a link for me??? Wait, who’s fighting???

— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) May 19, 2013

After months of leadup, after weeks of trash talk, and a pushing match on the day of weigh-ins, there were still raw feelings as the UFC on FX 8 main event began. Combatants Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold refused to touch gloves prior to their match, and then as the fight transpired, Rockhold chose to taunt Belfort, inviting him in for exchanges.

It would prove to be an ill-advised move. Belfort took him up on the offer, unleashing a striking series that is likely to be replayed for months to come, and certainly around December when the year’s best are compiled.

Belfort crushed Rockhold with a spinning heel kick and then followed with a few thunderous punches from the top, earning a knockout stoppage at 2:32 of the first round.

“I didn’t see that one coming,” Rockhold said afterward. “I thought I was finding my timing. What can I say? He caught me with a spinning heel kick to the head.”

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Belfort, a 16-year veteran who has mostly been known for his hands throughout his illustrious career, scored his second straight KO that stemmed from a kick. In January, he beat Michael Bisping after a head kick and punches.

Against Rockhold, Belfort had thrown the same spinning kick earlier in the fight and missed, but went back to the well about 90 seconds later and found pay dirt.

The victory will certainly put Belfort in the discussion for the division’s No. 1 contender, after champ Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman fight on Fourth of July weekend.

Belfort, who has won four of his last five, wouldn’t go out and ask for the bout, but said he was open to anything, including a rematch with Silva.

“I’m here to fight. I don’t pick fights, I accept fights,” he said. “The fans are excited. I’m very happy. I’m going to root for Anderson. He’s doing a tremendous job.”

The win was the 11th first-round finish in his UFC career, and he’s now 23-10 overall. Rockhold, who was making his UFC debut after coming over as the Strikeforce champion, is now 10-2.

For a while now, the sport’s observers have believed that Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was capable of competing with the best middleweights the UFC had to offer. For a time though, they had to settle for watching him in Strikeforce, where he rose to the division’s championship before losing the title in a disputed decision.

There’s no more need for speculation. ‘Jacare’ is here, and he’s legit. In his UFC debut, he made short work of the surging Chris Camozzi, requiring just 3:37 to put the American to sleep with an arm triangle choke in the UFC on FX 8 co-main event.

“We were grappling and I was waiting for the opportunity,” he said. “I saw his neck out there and I just went for it.”

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The end came off a scramble with Souza on top. Camozzi appeared ready to give his back, but Souza instead opted to lock up his neck and arm, and quickly passed his leg threw to side control. One quick squeeze later, and it was history.

Camozzi never really had a chance to get started as he was only able to land 10 strikes before the fight hit the mat on a ‘Jacare’ takedown. From there, it was over as Souza sliced through his guard to more dominant positions several times before finding the finish.

Camozzi had won four straight prior to the defeat. The loss dropped him to 19-6. Meanwhile, Souza is 19-3 with 1 no contest.

This is the UFC on FX 8 live blog for Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold, a middleweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Arena Jaragua in Brazil.

Belfort, who has won three of his past four fights, will face Rockhold, who has won nine straight fights, on the main card.

Check out the UFC on FX 8 live blog below.

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Round 1: Leon Roberts is the referee in charge. Both fighters open orthodox. Rockhold shoots and is stuffed. Belfort follows up with a right and they briefly tie up. Rockhold staying active with his kicks, some of them landing to the legs. Belfort charges forward with punches and misses wildly. Wow. Out of nowhere. Belfort lands a spinning heel kick that lands flush on Rockhold. It downs the American badly. Belfort follows up with a few punches and that’s all she wrote. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight.

Vitor Belfort def. Luke Rockhold via KO (spinning heel kick) at 2:32 of round 1

In a matchup of two lightweights trying to inch their way into contention, Rafael dos Anjos eked out a narrow victory over Evan Dunham at UFC on FX 8, winning by a unanimous decision.

The judges awarded him the victory with a sweep of 29-28 scores.

The result caused some immediate controversy, as Dunham threw his hands in the air in shock after cage announcer Bruce Buffer gave the official decision.

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Dunham likely figured his takedowns were enough to edge it out given the fairly even action on the feet.

According to FightMetric, Dunham finished with a slight edge in landed strikes, 90-86. dos Anjos, however, landed more strikes in each of the first two rounds, 30-25 in the first and 24-21 in the second. Dunham turned it up in the third, out-landing him 44-32. Dunham also had three takedowns in the fight while dos Anjos was 0-for-2.

Despite that, it was dos Anjos being handed the win, his fourth straight, moving his record to 19-6. He also has victories over Mark Bocek, Anthony Njokuani and Kamal Shalorus during that time.

Dunham fell to 14-4.

This is the UFC on FX 8 live blog for Jacare Souza vs. Chris Camozzi, a middleweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Arena Jaragua in Brazil.

Souza, who has won four of his past five fights, will face Camozzi, who also has four of his past five fights, on the main card.

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Round 1: Jacare opens orthodox and cracks the southpaw Camozzi. Another right hand lands for Jacare and a knee tap puts Camozzi on his back. Hard elbow on top from the Brazilian scores. Jacare landing all sorts of hard shots from top position. Jacare moves to side control and now knee on belly. A scramble for Jacare ends up with an oma plata then to side control for Jacare. And just like that, Camozzi goes to sleep.

Ronaldo Souza def. Chris Camozzi at 3:37 of round 1

It looks like UFC 161 is going to need a new main event.

According to Brazilian-based Tatame, interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout with Eddie Wineland after suffering a foot injury.

Tatame reported that Barao injured his right foot and would not have enough time to recover for the June 15 bout in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Barao is believed to have one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA, having emerged from 31 straight fights without a loss. He is 30-1 with 1 no contest in his career.

Barao had been coming off one of his most impressive victories in the UFC, a fourth-round submission over Michael McDonald at UFC on FUEL 7 in February. Barao had hoped to beat Wineland and look towards a unification fight with injured champion Dominick Cruz.

With Barao out and less than a month to go until the show, the UFC is likely to promote one of two light-heavyweight bouts into the main card slot. In one, Mauricio Rua will face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. In the other, Rashad Evans squares off with Dan Henderson.

MMA Fighting has UFC on FX 8 results for the Belfort vs. Rockhold fight card May 18, plus live blogs of all the fights and live UFC on FX 8 twitter updates.

In the main event, Vitor Belfort will face former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, who will be making his UFC debut. In the co-main event, Jacare Souza will also make his UFC debut when he squares off against Chris Camozzi.

Check out the full UFC on FX 8 results below.

Main card (FX at 9 p.m. ET)
Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Ronaldo Souza vs. Chris Camozzi
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
Rafael Natal vs. Joao Zeferino

Undercard (FUEL TV at 6 p.m. ET)
Hacran Dias vs. Nik Lentz
Franciso Trinaldo vs. Mike Rio
Gleison Tibau vs. John Cholish
Paulo Thiago vs. Michel Prazeres
Yuri Alcantara vs. Iliarde Santos
Fabio Maldonado vs. Roger Hollett

Undercard (Facebook at 4:30 p.m.)
John Lineker vs. Azamat Gashimov
Jussier Formiga vs. Chris Cariaso
Lucas Martins vs. Jeremy Larsen