Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist

Vitor Belfort

Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian-American professional boxer and retired mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion. Known for his explosive knockout power, Belfort is tied for fifth for the most finishes in UFC history with 14. Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, and Affliction.

Born

1977

April 1

Died

Living

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1970s

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285 Roman emperor Diocletian names Maximian his co-emperor ("Augustus").
527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.
1081 Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4.
1572 In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.

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The world in 1977

When Vitor arrived

april 11 London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
april 21 Annie opens on Broadway.
april 22 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
april 28 The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

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Anamaria Marinca 1978– Romanian-English actress Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor Beth Tweddle 1985– English gymnast Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model David Gower 1957– English cricketer and sportscaster Ferenc Puskás 1927–2006 Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2006) Gil Scott-Heron 1949–2011 American singer-songwriter and author (died 2011) Hazem El Masri 1976– Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator James Fisk 1834– American businessman (died 1872)

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Adam Małysz 1977– Polish ski jumper and race car driver Ahman Green 1977– American football player Andruw Jones 1977– Curaçaoan baseball player Angela Goethals 1977– American actress Anne-Caroline Chausson 1977– French cyclist Averno 1977– Mexican wrestler Bartosz Brożek 1977– Polish philosopher and jurist Brock Lesnar 1977– American mixed martial artist and wrestler Danielle Harris 1977– American actress

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