Hear from the fighters at the pre-fight press conference ahead of their middleweight bout.
Vitor Belfort will take on Octagon newcomer Luke Rockhold in the main event at UFC on FX 8 in what could be considered a battle of champion versus champion.
While Rockhold is making his debut with the UFC, he brings with him an impressive resume from Strikeforce where he was the reigning middleweight champion.
Bringing a record of 10-1 into the fight, Rockhold us looking to launch his name into title contention against the winner of the upcoming fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.
Vitor Belfort is looking to also make another tilt at the title and is fresh off an impressive win against Michael Bisping in January this year.
Despite being 36 years old and having had 32 professional fights, Belfort talked up his ability to change his style ahead of the bout with Rockhold, in direct response to his opponent saying he knows exactly what game-plan camp Belfort will use.
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