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Vitor Belfort Wants to Create a UFC Legends League

March 8, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Vitor Belfort spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 106 this weekend. The highlights are below:

On his plan for a legends’ league: “I have even one idea I want to present for the UFC: It’s creating a new league inside the UFC. We need something new – I can see now. These new owners, they want to create something new. There is a lot of changing. What I want to propose to them is creating a league inside the UFC, the Legend League, so we can bring back these retired people – bring them back to the game and sell more tickets – give more opportunities so they can make more revenue. I can lead that. We can make a title fight between me and one of the legends, and that can be a new program in the UFC.”

On the value of the idea: “I have brains; I still have some left. I want to be able to make the fans happy and give them what they need. Not just entertain them, but give them the pleasure to see legends. I think that’s what they love to do. Why just retire them? Bring them back.”

On his fight with Gastelum: “I want to fight guys that are relevant. I just don’t want to pick fights – because fighters are now picking fights that they have a probability to win. The sport is becoming not like it used to be before. Now, fighters are taking fights that, ‘I think I can win this.’ I think I’m the older generation, where we want to make fans happy with fights and fights that bring challenges and Kelvin is a guy who brings that challenge.”

On Gastelum: “He’s pretty relevant still and I think he’s going to have a bright future, but this Saturday is going to be my Saturday.”

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