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Vitor Belfort thinks his best is yet to come into likely UFC title bout in 2014
Nov 24, 2013 - 12:45:24 PM Vitor Belfort thinks his best is yet to come into likely UFC title bout in 2014

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I don't create expectations because I can get frustrated in the end. I've earned my shot at the title and I will fight whoever wins this fight. I just want to get in there and hear them say 'the new middleweight champion.' I have a goal. I will defeat the champion and get the title.

I'll be even better when I return to the Octagon. I know it's hard to believe that I can get even better than this, but I will. I've been training hard, and there are a lot of things that I haven't done yet. My best is yet to come."

-Vitor Belfort talks to MMAFighting.com about his expectations for 2014 in what will likely be a title bout in his next fight.

Penick's Analysis: Belfort's certainly better now than he's ever been, and he's in a spot where he might legitimately have a shot at capturing the UFC Middleweight Championship. He's a lot more confident in his striking than he'd been in the past, and he's not hesitating when he engages. That had gotten to be a mental issue for him at one point, but he's broken out of that mindset this year especially, and enters a new year in a very comfortable spot.